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Forcing council staff on to inferior pensions would leave retired workers worse off and add to the already severe recruitment crisis in local government
The article Pension overhaul is not the answer to councils’ funding woes, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Forcing council staff on to inferior pensions would leave retired workers worse off and add to the already severe recruitment crisis in local government
The article Pension overhaul is not the answer to councils’ funding woes, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Accountability is key, along with ensuring staff have a comfortable retirement
The article Council pension reforms must ensure staff voices are heard first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Accountability is key, along with ensuring staff have a comfortable retirement
The article Council pension reforms must ensure staff voices are heard first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Hat tip to Chair of Barnet LGPS committee Simon Radford and the Fabian Society. A little Dry – Local government pension fund reform may not be exciting, but the consequences of failure could be significant, argues Simon RadfordIn the mid-1980s, T…Read more…
Open letter condemns suggestion that pension funds engage in ‘constructive engagement’ with fossil fuel companies
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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
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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
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Excellent article by my Scottish UNISON NEC Colleague, Stephen Smellie in yesterday’s Morning Star. While the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is slightly different in Scotland than England and Wales (stronger trade union rights for example), I w…Read more…
The questions keep coming after the collapse of Carillion. Now, what is happening to employees’ pensions?
The article Carillion – a growing pension scandal? first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
I chaired a packed 10th UNISON annual Local Government Pension Fund seminar yesterday.
The “Divest Campaign” is potentially one of the most significant things we can do as a union, not only to save our planet but also to save our pensions future.
Wil…Read more…
This morning I spoke on behalf of UNISON at a breakfast seminar at the the headquarters of law firm, Bindmans, in central London.
Bindman had acted on behalf of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in their recent Judicial Review High Court victory, over…Read more…
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….Read more…
Government proposals to force the 89 local government pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects have prompted over 100,000 people to sign a petition calling for a debate in Parliament, says…Read more…
Sign the UNISON petition urging Parliament to debate plans giving ministers a right to tell pension funds where to invest money
The article More than 10,000 people call on MPs to debate LGPS plans…Read more…
UNISON responds to government consultation on tax relief for pensions
The article ‘Real incentives’ needed for average workers to save for retirement first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
On Tuesday evening (and repeated 5pm today) the excellent investigative Radio 4 programme “File on 4” examined whether at the same time that Councils are suffering from massive Government cuts – their pension funds are also being ripped off by fund man…Read more…
While driving today I listened to “Money Box” on Radio 4. The programme was about investing a windfall. Experts warned about all the financial rogues and con merchants out there who will rob people out of their money. It remind…Read more…