Regulation 34 Pensionable earnings for school teachers

England and Wales

(1)

This regulation applies to an active member (P) who is a school teacher.

(2)

P's pensionable earnings for any pay period are the sum of the following amounts paid in that pay period to P by P's employer in respect of P's pensionable service—

(a)

all salary and allowances paid for the performance of P's contractual duties in accordance with a pay order;

(b)

the amount of any payment in respect of overtime;

(c)

any salary or statutory pay paid while P is on sick leave, F1carer’s leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, F2... parental leave F3shared parental leave F4, parental bereavement leave F5neonatal care leave, or adoption leave;

(d)

an amount equal to any part of P's salary which P has given up the right to receive under a salary sacrifice arrangement.

(3)

P's pensionable earnings do not include any amounts mentioned in regulation 36.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 34(2)(c) inserted (6.4.2024) by The Carer's Leave (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/266), regs. 1(2), 6(5)
F2: Words in reg. 34(2)(c) omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(3), 32(5)(a) (with art. 35(1))
F3: Words in reg. 34(2)(c) inserted (31.12.2014) by The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(2), 32(5)(b)
F4: Words in reg. 34(2)(c) inserted (6.4.2020) by The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/354), regs. 1, 33(5)
F5: Words in reg. 34(2)(c) inserted (6.4.2025) by The Neonatal Care Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/201), regs. 1(2), 24(5)