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misleading pension letter

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You will all have received the newsletter on pensions by now PLEASE TAKE NOTE the part that tells you that you will have to start contributing again even if you are fully paid up is UNTRUE. I have e-maild them to-day and the reply i have received confirms this. This information makes you think it is compulsory to contribute up to 45 years and is totaly misleading, but then this is RM we are dealing with. Dont be sucked in!!!!!!
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Good call Jaff,you got any documentation on this.
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AYE VERY MISLEADING. I,M 48 AND WANT TO GO AT 60, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER IT STATES I CAN.BUT IS THIS WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION? I WILL HAVE 23 YEARS IN THIS YEAR. IF ROYAL MAIL ARE EXPECTING A HAPPY WORKFORCE AFTER THIS LATEST INSULT ................ WORDS FAIL ME
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dean41 wrote:AYE VERY MISLEADING. I,M 48 AND WANT TO GO AT 60, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER IT STATES I CAN.BUT IS THIS WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION? I WILL HAVE 23 YEARS IN THIS YEAR. IF ROYAL MAIL ARE EXPECTING A HAPPY WORKFORCE AFTER THIS LATEST INSULT ................ WORDS FAIL ME

Hi dean you can still go at 60 with the 23 years final salary scheme untouched, however you will have 12 years of the new scheme by then and as that scheme has a retierment age of 65 if you take that at 60 they will say you have gone 5 years early and will deduct 25% (5% for each year.). All heart they ain't. :evil/mad
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Manys thanks Jaff for putting my mind at rest. Was told it was 2% for every year but like you say they are all heart. Not. :cry
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jafferpants wrote:
dean41 wrote:AYE VERY MISLEADING. I,M 48 AND WANT TO GO AT 60, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER IT STATES I CAN.BUT IS THIS WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION? I WILL HAVE 23 YEARS IN THIS YEAR. IF ROYAL MAIL ARE EXPECTING A HAPPY WORKFORCE AFTER THIS LATEST INSULT ................ WORDS FAIL ME

Hi dean you can still go at 60 with the 23 years final salary scheme untouched, however you will have 12 years of the new scheme by then and as that scheme has a retierment age of 65 if you take that at 60 they will say you have gone 5 years early and will deduct 25% (5% for each year.). All heart they ain't. :evil/mad
Also 1 good bit (hard to find aren't they) Is that the current pension can be taken at 60 even if you carry on working. I hope I have got that right.
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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
jafferpants wrote:
dean41 wrote:AYE VERY MISLEADING. I,M 48 AND WANT TO GO AT 60, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER IT STATES I CAN.BUT IS THIS WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION? I WILL HAVE 23 YEARS IN THIS YEAR. IF ROYAL MAIL ARE EXPECTING A HAPPY WORKFORCE AFTER THIS LATEST INSULT ................ WORDS FAIL ME

Hi dean you can still go at 60 with the 23 years final salary scheme untouched, however you will have 12 years of the new scheme by then and as that scheme has a retierment age of 65 if you take that at 60 they will say you have gone 5 years early and will deduct 25% (5% for each year.). All heart they ain't. :evil/mad
Also 1 good bit (hard to find aren't they) Is that the current pension can be taken at 60 even if you carry on working. I hope I have got that right.

Spot on tbt but of course if you did that you would be making the tax man very happy. If you stay after 60 you would be much better off leaving the pension untill you go.