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Retirement seminar programme

Retirement seminars re-start

he Federation’s retirement seminars Federation. to take their partners along too but for the
programme has been resumed but “We are also considering a pensions and remainder of this year at least, due to the
Twith reduced numbers of officers financial wellbeing webinar that would be restrictions on numbers to allow for social
being able to attend and social distancing open to officers with more time left before distancing, they will be open to officers only.
and other safety measures in place. they retire to provide information about Among the topics covered at the
Aimed at officers in their last three years their pension and also to help in making seminars are:
of service, the seminars planned for April, financial decisions that would be more l Managing change and uncertainty
May and June were all cancelled and any beneficial by having a longer timeframe to l CV writing and interview techniques
member who may have missed out as a take effect. l Transferable skills
result is being offered the chance to “Members interested in re-arranging a l Pensions
re-schedule or take part in a webinar that seminar or taking part in either of the l How do I manage money and these
would cover many of the topics in a more planned webinars should just register their financial changes?
condensed format. interest by emailing the Federation.” l Budgeting
“We are scoping the feasibility of putting The existing seminar programme l Starting your own business
together a webinar which might also be restarted in July. PPE will be provided for l Taxation
useful as a pre-attendance session for the everyone attending with cleaning stations l New horizons (what’s next?)
full seminars and full details will be and hand sanitisers also available. Where l Savings
announced shortly,” says Steve Grange, possible, a one-way system will be in place. l Investments and finances
secretary of West Midlands Police Those attending are usually encouraged l Protecting your wealth.
“ Members interested in re-arranging a seminar their interest in attending retirement

Members are being urged to register
seminars in 2021 by emailing
westmidlandspf@polfed.org
or taking part in either of the planned webinars

Please ensure you put ‘Retirement
seminar’ and the month you would prefer to
should just register their interest by emailing
attend in the subject title and include your
name, work email address, personal email
the Federation. “ address, personal phone number and
proposed retirement date in the email.

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