Pension costs – are they transparent enough?

UNISON urges members to fill in questionnaire to help gather evidence for parliamentary inquiry, ending on 6 September

Carillion – a growing pension scandal?

The questions keep coming after the collapse of Carillion. Now, what is happening to employees’ pensions?

Have your say on pension changes

UNISON is encouraging members to have their say on pension changes

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

Responding to the Supreme Court ruling today (Wednesday) concerning Denise Brewster’s successful claim to her partner’s pension, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today’s judgement is good news for anyone like Denise Brewster who stood to lose out on their partner’s pension, simply because a form hadn’t been signed. “It means the Northern Ireland local […]

UNISON LGPS petition forces parliamentary debate

Petition was launched as part of the campaign against attempt to control what pension funds are invested in

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

The government has failed to listen to more than 70,000 signatories to a UNISON-backed parliamentary petition calling for it to be written into UK law that it is up to council pension funds to decide where they invest their cash, says UNISON today (Wednesday). The petition on the parliamentary website urges the government to amend […]

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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

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

Local government pension funds must be able to decide where to invest their money in the best interests of present and future pensioners, and should not have their investment decisions dictated by the government, says UNISON today (Thursday). Ministers have drawn up plans to enable the 89 funds that make up the local government pension […]

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

UNISON responds to government consultation on tax relief for pensions

Unions form share owner group to promote values

Trade Union Share Owners aims to put union values at the heart of the world of corporate governance, with a new approach to the way in which their investments are voted on at company AGMs

Government plan is a cash grab on pensions, warns UNISON

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