UNISON members are in some of the schemes and funds affected, including the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF), Natural Resources Wales, the […]
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The union has negotiated with employers in these sectors and has successfully brought about a number of relatively high-quality defined contributions schemes […]
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Andy Beech, vice-chair of the HE service group executive (SGE), told the conference: “In recent […]
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 […]
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 […]
Currently employees need to pay 9.6% of their wages into the USS – a huge amount of their take home pay – leaving many members […]
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 […]
"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 […]
UNISON believes in the right to a decent and affordable pension. But many members are also concerned that their deferred wages are well invested […]
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 […]
- 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 […]
The union repeats its criticism of government plans to bring in a cap on public sector exit payments
Long-serving staff caught up in flawed government law
Court of Appeal will decide on lost pensions for women born in the 1950s