The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2015

Employer additional contribution: employer initiated retirement

129.—(1) Where an employer has made a determination under regulation 71 (employer initiated retirement) to pay an active member who has not attained normal pension age a pension calculated in accordance with regulation 68 (annual rate of retirement pension (active members)) without making the early payment reduction, the employer must pay to the scheme the employer initiated retirement additional contribution.

(2) The amount of the employer initiated retirement additional contribution is calculated in accordance with actuarial guidance and that actuarial guidance must have regard to the difference between the pension that is payable under regulation 71 (employer initiated retirement) and the pension payable under regulation 68 (annual rate of retirement pension (active members)) reduced in accordance with regulation 70(3) (early payment reduction).