Avon Pension Fund’s Employer Relations team are here to support you every step of the way whether you are a new employer or have been with the fund for several years.
We provide training and support to help ensure you uphold your Employer Responsibilities and provide you with the encouragement you need to deliver the best service to your employees.
When you join the fund, you will be allocated a Senior Pension Officer and a Pension Officer(s) from the Employer Relations Team who will be your main points of contact, answer your queries and complete your training.
Meet the team
Employer Services Manager: Amanda Cooper
Employer Relations Team Leader: Isabel Martin
Senior Pension officers: Amanda Darvill, Claire Radford and Mark Parnell
Pension Officers: Amy Cule, Gemma Honeybun, Michelle Harris and Stephen Bates
Monthly bite size training
Each month our Senior Pension Officers run bite size training sessions, the subjects we cover are:
- Year End Review
- How to avoid APF Fines
- Pension Renumeration
- Discretion policies
- Leaver forms
- Ill health retirement
- Assumed Pensionable Pay
- Strain on the Fund costs
- Casual staff
- AVC’s and APC’s
There will also be an ‘Open session’ twice a year for you to join to ask questions, seek advice or get to know us a little better.
Pensions Administration Strategy Statement
It is the responsibility of the Employer Relations Team to uphold the Pensions Admin Strategy and ensure that our Employers are meeting their employer Responsibilities. Failing to so may result in penalty fines and being reported to The Pensions Regulator. We see fining employers as a last resort and would much rather work with you, therefore if you are concerned that you are breaching your Employer Responsibilities please contact us.
Download the Avon Pension Fund - Pensions Administration Strategy Statement (PDF, 609.21KB)