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UNISON urges pensions regulator to press for stronger data safety

UNISON members are in some of the schemes and funds affected, including the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF), Natural Resources Wales, the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges caution over new pension scheme

The union has negotiated with employers in these sectors and has successfully brought about a number of relatively high-quality defined contributions schemes […]

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

Andy Beech, vice-chair of the HE service group executive (SGE), told the conference: “In recent […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: The great state pension rip-off

Under the triple lock, pensions increase by inflation, the increase in earnings between May and July or 2.5%, whichever is the greater. Breaking the promise on the triple lock means that all […]

Blogs on the UNISON National site.

Pensions update for ODPs

the ability to retire from the 1995 Section at 55 with an unreduced pension) and the first of these considered by The Pensions Ombudsman has been upheld! Of greater significance is […]

health news on the UNISON National site.

Dismay at plans to make a university pension unaffordable

Currently employees need to pay 9.6% of their wages into the USS – a huge amount of their take home pay – leaving many members […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Blog: UNISON delivers stunning blow on exit payments

In the minds of the government, the Daily Mail and other right-wing cheerleaders, these regulations were introduced to cut big pay outs to the highest […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

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

"Through no fault of their own, long-serving staff over the age of 55 and facing redundancy would have been hit by the regulation. Because they're obliged to take their […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Palestine: Is your pension invested in the occupation?

UNISON believes in the right to a decent and affordable pension. But many members are also concerned that their deferred wages are well invested […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

COVID reverses progress on financial equality

To make matters worse, these effects will be long-lasting, as low pay and job loss translates into pension poverty for women. UNISON national officer Josie Irwin […]

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

The union repeats its criticism of government plans to bring in a cap on public sector exit payments

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.