Pensions

This section contains information on the IHG UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan, which is a Money Purchase/Defined Contribution (DC) pension arrangement for employees of IHG. Prior to August 2014, this DC plan was a section of the InterContinental Hotels UK Pension Plan.

With effect from 1 September 2013, IHG is required to automatically enrol all employees who meet certain criteria into a pension scheme. The IHG UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan, used for this purpose, is a trust-based occupational pension arrangement. The Trustee has issued a personal data privacy notice which you can download and view here.

IHG previously also operated a Final Salary/Defined Benefit (DB) section of the InterContinental Hotels UK Pension Plan. The DB section was closed to future accrual on 30 June 2013, and the responsibility for all DB section benefits accrued in that plan was subsequently transferred to an insurance company, Rothesay Life. If you were a member of the DB section, you can find Rothesay Life's contact details further down this page under the Defined benefits heading.

Are you aware that, even if you are not a member of the Plan, in the event of your death there may still be benefits payable? Read below to find out more:

UK employees who are not members of the pension scheme are provided with life assurance cover equivalent to one year's earnings until the earlier of leaving employment or reaching retirement age. Employees who do not pay pension contributions are not considered to be members for the purposes of any of the other Plan benefits.

So that the Trustees are fully aware of your wishes as to the recipients of any cash sum benefit, it is very important that you complete and return the Beneficiary Form available here.

Payment of benefits will be delayed if there is no Beneficiary Form or if it is obviously out of date.

Download and complete the Beneficiary FormPDF 0.4Mb

Defined contribution

Existing members may use Aegon's TargetPlan website to log in and view their individual account details. This site also includes additional information on DC pensions and the investment funds available to members of the IHG UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan ("the Plan").

• VIEW THE MEMBER HANDBOOK ADDENDUM ON AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT
• VIEW THE MEMBER HANDBOOK THAT DESCRIBES HOW THE PLAN WORKS
• VIEW THE YOUR FUND OPTIONS BOOKLET
• VIEW THE MEMBER HANDBOOK ADDENDUM FOR FORMER EMPLOYEE MEMBERS OF THE DB EXECUTIVE SECTION AS AT 30 JUNE 2013
• VIEW THE MEMBER HANDBOOK ADDENDUM FOR FORMER EMPLOYEE MEMBERS OF THE DB STAFF SECTION AS AT 30 JUNE 2013
• VIEW BENEFICIARY FORM

If you wish to join the Plan or if you are already a member and wish to amend your contribution rate, please do so via the ‘Change Benefits’ option in myHR (available via Merlin). If you have any queries regarding how to update your pension elections on myHR, please contact ask?myHR on 0800 026 0642.

Annual reporting and governance

• 2023 DC PLAN ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDING CHAIR’S ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STATEMENT
• IMPLEMENTATION STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
• STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES – DECEMBER 2021
• ESG INVESTMENT BELIEFS
• 2023 COSTS AND CHARGES ILLUSTRATION - NON-EXECUTIVE ACTIVE MEMBER
• 2023 COSTS AND CHARGES ILLUSTRATION - EXECUTIVE ACTIVE MEMBER
• 2023 COSTS AND CHARGES ILLUSTRATION - DEFERRED MEMBER

Defined benefits

IHG's Defined Benefit plan was closed to future accrual on 30 June 2013 and the responsibility for all benefits accrued in that plan was subsequently transferred to an insurance company, Rothesay Life. If you were a member of the DB plan, you can contact Rothesay Life as follows:

Tel no: 0800 916 8090

Email: pensions.helpline@rothesaylife.co.uk

Postal address:
Rothesay Life Limited
PO Box 545
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 1YX

If you were a member of the DB Plan and are still employed by IHG:

• VIEW INFORMATION ON THE EARLY RETIREMENT FACILITY ('ERF')PDF 2.1Mb
• VIEW INFORMATION ON THE ENHANCED EARLY RETIREMENT FACILITY ('EERF')PDF 3.0Mb

Latest news

• DECEMBER 2021 DC PLAN NEWSLETTERPDF 3.9Mb