Family leave
Pension contributions are not affected during paid or statutory family leave (maternity, paternity & adoption leave). This means that both you and the Company will continue to pay contributions, although your contributions will be based on the actual pay you receive. Your leave will be treated as Reckonable Service and you will continue to build up pension benefits based on the salary you would have received if you had not been on family leave.
For unpaid family leave, pension contributions are not paid and no benefits will be earned. However, on returning to Reckonable Service, you can pay all missed contributions, both your own and your employer's, by contacting the Pensions Service Centre. Your unpaid leave will then be treated as Reckonable Service and you will be credited with the same benefits that you would have earned if you had returned to employment following a period of paid family leave.