| Variable hours |
Variable time |
Part time |
Whole time |
| Does not have contractual hours |
Does not have contractual hours |
Has contractual hours and/or weeks, includes term time staff |
Contracted to work all week, every week (including paid holiday) |
| Paid an hourly rate that relates to a whole time pay |
Paid a flat rate, fees or both. Not linked to amount of time spent working. There is not normally an hourly rate, or if there is it cannot be scaled up to a whole time equivalent. |
Paid according to their contractual hours, linked to a whole time equivalent pay |
Full time salary |
| Final pay based on whole-time equivalent pay, plus any other pensionable elements |
Final pay based on actual pay. Best year’s flat rate pay from final three years plus fees for the last three years, averaged over those three years |
Final pay based on whole time equivalent pay, taking into account pay that would have been pensionable under the LGPS 2008 rules |
Final pay based on whole time equivalent pay, taking into account pay that would have been pensionable under the LGPS 2008 rules |
| Pre April 2014 membership and later if protected by the Underpin: A proportion of whole-time based on the hours the member worked. Please report the number of hours worked on the end of year return. When a member leaves, please include number of hours worked from 1 April to the leaving date on the leaver form. |
Pre April 2014 membership and later if protected by the Underpin: Builds up as if whole-time. Membership may be pro-rated if the member combines a deferred pension account from variable-time work with a pension account from work that is not variable time. |
Pre April 2014 membership and later if protected by the Underpin: A proportion of whole time based on contractual hours and weeks (including any paid holiday). Overtime does not count towards membership. |
Pre April 2014 membership and later if protected by the Underpin: Builds up as whole time. Cannot add up to more than 100% of whole time. Overtime does not count towards membership. |
| Membership from 1 April 2014: No impact but please record hours worked by members protected by the Underpin and those with added years. |
Membership from 1 April 2014: No impact but please notify us if the employee stops working variable time |
Membership from 1 April 2014: No impact but please still notify us if the employee stops working variable time |
Membership from 1 April 2014: No impact but please still notify us if the employee stops working variable time |
