Open letter condemns suggestion that pension funds engage in ‘constructive engagement’ with fossil fuel companies
Open letter condemns suggestion that pension funds engage in ‘constructive engagement’ with fossil fuel companies
UNISON responds to the government consultation on proposals that would allow higher and further education employers in England to opt out of providing LGPS membership for new staff members
Delegates denounce the cynical attack on public service workers’ pensions and warn that other sectors are at risk
Government plans to allow employers in England to opt out of local government pension scheme are an ‘unwarranted and grievous’ attack on higher and further education staff
The questions keep coming after the collapse of Carillion. Now, what is happening to employees’ pensions?
MPs will debate the future of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in Westminster Hall today (Monday) in response to concerns that the government plans to interfere in investment decisions. More than 100,000 people have signed a petition, backed by UNISON, saying it should be up to the funds to decide where they invest in […]
No other pension fund in the UK has this level of interference, and it’s important that MPs can scrutinise proposals affecting one of the largest schemes in the UK […]
Sign the UNISON petition urging Parliament to debate plans giving ministers a right to tell pension funds where to invest money
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 […]
UNISON responds to government consultation on tax relief for pensions