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Move against value of support workers’ pensions is ‘pretty shabby’, says UNISON

UNISON members won’t accept Centrica proposals to work longer, pay more and get less

Current staff to keep final salary pensions after strong campaign against proposals to change them – though scheme will be closed to new non-academic staff from 2019

Low-paid staff could lose as much as £1,000 a year in retirement

Wednesday 19 July 2017 For immediate release Commenting on the government’s announcement that it plans to bring forward the rise in pension age from 67 to 68 by seven years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This will be another bitter blow for public sector workers whose workplace retirement is also linked to the state […]

Sign the UNISON petition urging Parliament to debate plans giving ministers a right to tell pension funds where to invest money

UNISON is today (Tuesday) warning George Osborne that scrapping tax rebates on pensions will leave more than five million public sector workers worse off. The rise in National Insurance (NI) payments will hit pay packets in April 2016. This is when the current 1.4 per cent rebate for employees and 3.4 per cent for employers […]

UNISON responds to government consultation on tax relief for pensions

UNISON, Unite and TUC pension funds combine to make sure union values are heard at company AGMs

A single state pension scheme could have serious implications for pension schemes in both the public and private sectors, says union