Not receiving my pension - help appreciated

[beetlebum]

Hi all, hope i can pick the minds of all yea clever people as to what i should do.
I'm employed by one of the main colleges in the country on a temperory work contract. I started my last contract in September 2005. The college were meant to contribute money to a pension scheme for me since then (under the temperory workers contract 2003), but have failed to do so. My employer is aware that I should be receiving a pension, and the money required is there sitting somewhere in their coffers. I have made numerous phone calls but all i receive are excuses, and that i will eventual receive my pension (I'm now waiting eight months).

My question is how do get my employer to pull his/her finger out and start my pension. It is particular fustrating when I see pension funds going up by 5% since the start year. This is money I am missing out on.

Should I get in touch with the pension ombudsman, or maybe a solicitor to try and get them to act.

I am fed up with their excuses, any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

thanks for your time and your replys.

 

[ClubMan]

My employer is aware that I should be receiving a pension, and the money required is there sitting somewhere in their coffers.

Do you mean that they are not remitting employer contributions or are deducting employee/AVC contributions from salary but not remitting these - or both? In any case I believe that this is in breach of the relevant legislation and would be inclined to take it up with the Pensions Board if I was not getting anywhere with the employer.

 

[beetlebum]

Hi Clubman, thanks for the relpy, they are not taking my contributions, or contributing their contributions to a pension for me.
I will probably tell them i am going to email the pensions board to see if they speed it up.

 

[beetlebum]

think this part from the pensions board website is very relevant

What contributions are affected by the requirement?

* All employee contributions deducted from the employee’s wages/salary must be remitted to the trustees or another person on their behalf within 21 days from the end of the month in which the deduction was made.
* All employer contributions payable in respect of a defined contribution scheme and expressed as a cash amount or as a percentage or proportion of an employee’s wages/salary and payable in respect of that employee, must be paid within 21 days of the end of each month to the trustees of the scheme or another person on their behalf.

My employer hasn't contributed within 21 days - its now been eight months!!