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UNISON urges pensions regulator to press for stronger data safety

Move comes after outsourcing firm Capita was hacked, affecting information entrusted to it by hundreds of pension schemes

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges caution over new pension scheme

Government’s new collective defined contribution pension scheme could help some public service workers, but shouldn’t erode the pensions of others

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Third round of strike action to take place at Dundee University

Donate to the branch’s hardship fund to help members fight against pensions proposals

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON vows to fight against sustained attack on HE pensions

‘Defending pensions is about ensuring that we, and future generations, don’t retire into poverty’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: The great state pension rip-off

Cutting the relative value of the state pension is a false economy and likely to increase welfare support

Blogs on the UNISON National site.

Pensions update for ODPs

UNISON’s Pensions Unit for Members has been assisting some of our ODP members with Special Class Status (SCS) claims.

health news on the UNISON National site.

Dismay at plans to make a university pension unaffordable

UNISON is concerned that many members won’t be able to afford to save for their retirement under proposed changes

Article on the UNISON National site.

Blog: UNISON delivers stunning blow on exit payments

The government would be wiser to pay tribute to the public sector workers keeping this country going rather than trying to take away their hard-earned pay and […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government exit payment rethink will bring relief to millions of public sector workers

Flawed regulations threatened to blight the retirement of

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Palestine: Is your pension invested in the occupation?

UNISON launches new guide on pension fund engagement and divestment from companies involved in the occupation of Palestine

Article on the UNISON National site.

COVID reverses progress on financial equality

“When the country starts to count the cost of the pandemic, we can’t allow the burden to fall on women – again”

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON’s LGPS 1 day seminar online

Date
1 December 2020 10:30am–4:30pm
Location
Online

This one-day online seminar format is aimed at UNISON activists in employers covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). This includes members working in LGPS employers in Local Government, the Environment Agency, Higher Education, Community, and Police and Justice. This one-day online seminar format is aimed at UNISON activists in employers covered by the […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

UNISON will continue to oppose ‘outrageous’ exit payment plans

“These additional, terrible changes would include limiting redundancy payments to a maximum of three weeks’ pay per year of service, setting a maximum of 15 months on the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Limit on mega council pay-offs could cost middle-income workers thousands

Long-serving staff caught up in flawed government law

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON extends solidarity to women in pensions appeal hearing

Court of Appeal will decide on lost pensions for women born in the 1950s

Article, News on the UNISON National site.