Search Results for “Pay and conditions” News and Blogs tagged pensions governance

Have your say on pension changes

Costs and charges are applied when your pension contributions are invested. They can take out a lot of […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government needs to change the law around council pension powers, says UNISON

This ignores the advice of both the Law Commission and the England/Wales LGPS Scheme Advisory Board, says UNISON. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Brewster judgement means pension schemes must look again at their rules, says UNISON

“It means the Northern Ireland local government pension scheme and others covering people working in education, the NHS and the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government plan is a cash grab on pensions, warns UNISON

Currently, workers pay less national insurance if they save into a public or private sector pension, because they […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

20,000 people call on MPs to debate LGPS plans

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Unions form share owner group to promote values

Covering such issues as the membership of boards, the advertising for new director posts and the level of top directors’ pay and bonuses, the TUC guidelines and Trade Union Share Owners […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Carillion – a growing pension scandal?

But what will happen to the company’s pension arrangements and what was going on in the trading of Carillion shares? The government has assured everyone […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Pension funds, not ministers should decide where to invest their members’ money

While UNISON is not opposed to the funds coming together so they can invest on a grander scale, the union is much less enthusiastic about the government being able to direct where scheme […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Pension costs – are they transparent enough?

The survey is totally anonymous and no individual members’ data will be collected other than their answers to the six questions […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘Real incentives’ needed for average workers to save for retirement

A fairer system would provide a real incentive for lower and averagely-paid workers to join good schemes and save for their retirement. The union believes […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON LGPS petition forces parliamentary debate

The petition, which is currently standing at over 105,000 signatures, is open until 26 September, so you can still add your name […]

News on the UNISON National site.