Missing Teachers Pension

PaulArcas

Long story short, for the 2015/2016 school year I moved to a new school before again moving on to another school, this time in another country.

Sometime last year I noticed that TPS had period of missing payments (Sep - Mar). Payslips indicated that I had paid into my pension as usual.

I contacted both the school and TPS:
The school ignore most of my emails, and end phone calls with comments such that they will get back to me. (apparently there was a broader system error at play)
TPS are not interested - they tell me to contact the school, or if that fails then speak with my union (I left the union when moving abroad..)

I am at something of an impasse. Can anyone advise of what I may do?
Regards

Silvertabby

It isn't a question of TPS not being interested, (although it sounds like they could have been a bit more helpful) as they can only update your pension records on receipt of information from your employer.

Can you contact any of your ex colleagues to ask if they have missing payments as well? If they have, then that would point to a wider error which could take some time to resolve.

Voyager2002

Your union ought to take an interest if you were a member at the time you made the payments.


Anyway, an employer deducting money from your pay for your pension and then failing to pass on the money is potentially a criminal matter.

xylophone

https://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/pension-problems/making-a-complaint

Try above.