Meg Dahlia, a senior neurosurgeon, explains why she left the NHS pension because she doesn't plan to stay in the UK long-term. Andy questions whether leaving before moving abroad is the right call and asks about her employment status.
No. Like, the reason I gave up on the NHS is just because I'm not considering to stay in the UK forever. And then I say, okay, what is the point of being on the nhs? I may need to go back. Because, you know, it shows, like, otherwise you get taxed, you know, more.
Yeah. So basically, NHS pension, that's a different discussion. Because some people say they pull out of the NHS pension because they're not sure they're going to leave uk. I'm like, but you haven't left. Right. So if you're a salary person, are you in a salary job? Are you in a salary job?
Yeah, I'm in a salary job. I work as a senior. Rash. Yeah. In neurosurgery.
Yes. What it means, Meg Dahlia, is that your employer is not contributing to your pension, so you are the only one who is actually contributing to your pension. So if you are in the nhs, and of course, I'm not making a case for staying in the NHS pension, but I'm just telling you what you miss out. Basically, you find one of those my videos, NHS pension, what you should do, what you should consider before you leave. So your employer is supposed to be paying you some more money and they're paying you now and they should pay you for your future. So they only pay you now. They're not paying for your future, they're supposed to be contributing to your NHS pension.
