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Defending your pension at work

It is no secret that we are in a world where sponsoring employers are routinely looking to make detrimental changes to existing pension provision to save costs.

It is now quite rare to be able to pay into a final salary pension scheme.

With people living longer, and a rocky investment market, we can only expect this position to get worse.

We need to know when employers are trying to make detrimental changes to work pension schemes so that we can act to defend your interests.

Latest updates

UNISON Update on Europa pension proposals
(09/03/2010) - Europa is formally consulting on closing it's final salary pension scheme to all that don't have contractual or legal protection. Read UNISON's update for members here.
UNISON Responds to CSC's pension proposals
(05/03/2010) - CSC Computer Sciences Ltd are proposing to close their final salary pension schemes to all accrual for all members that do not have legal or contractual protection. UNISON is far from happy with this proposal. Read UNISON's response here.
UNISON responds to detrimental University of Warwick pension proposals
(24/02/2010) – The University of Warwick plans to close the University of Warwick Pension Scheme (UWPS) to new joiners from April 2010 and to amend the provisions of the scheme for current members. Read UNISON’s formal response.
Action for Children consults on pension changes
(19/01/2010) - Read the joint union's update on the pension proposals being put forward by Action for Children
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Contact details
• For technical advice.
• Email: Pensions
• Write to: Pensions unit, UNISON, 1 Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9AJ
The new LGPS and you
Link to a PDF document on this siteDownload briefing [PDF]
(June 2008)

Recent documents

LGPS Newsletter 85

Campaign News 85 informs branches and activists of Early Day Motion No. 697. Encourage your MP to support and sign up to the Motion by sending the attached model letter.
Link to a Word document on this siteModel letter
Link to a PDF document on this siteLGPS Newsletter 85

LGPS Newsletter 84

Victory over LGPS 'borrowing' - LGPS employer borrowing from pension fund account to end.
Link to a PDF document on this siteLGPS Newsletter 84

LGPS and redundancy discrimination

Recent “Tower Hamlet” Employment Tribunal decision could potentially help many LGPS members whom are to be made redundant post 31 March 2010
Link to a PDF document on this siteLGPS and redundancy discrimination

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