FAQs
FAQs
What happens to my pension if I get divorced?
Pensions are taken into account during divorce or civil partnership dissolution settlement discussions. Your solicitor will need to consider any benefits you and your spouse or partner may have including benefits payable from the Scheme.
Please ask your solicitor to contact Mercer for the necessary information before a pension sharing or earmarking order is drafted.
How do I notify you of a change of address?
If you move house or change your home email address, please let Mercer have your updated details. If you still work for Cadent but have left the Scheme, please let HR know via SAP. Your pension records will be updated accordingly.
If I was made redundant before age 55 and start to take my pension, can I be re-employed by the Company or a connected employer at a later date?
You can, but you may have to pay a tax charge to HMRC if you don’t meet one of these conditions:
- There has been at least a six-month break in employment
- There has been at least a one-month break and the new employment is ‘materially different’ from before
If neither of these conditions are met, any pension payments you’ve received will be treated by HMRC as unauthorised and they usually charge you at least 40% of the value of those payments and any lump sum you received.
