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...
The state pension is changing from 6 April 2016 – members will be asking about the implications for their future
The article Get set for state pension changes first appeared on the UNISON site.
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...
Dismissing the Centre for Policy Studies report on the local government pensions scheme (LGPS) published today (Sunday), UNISON head of pensions Glyn Jenkins said: “UNISON fundamentally disagrees...
UNISON members working for EDF Energy have today (Thursday) overwhelmingly backed a new pension deal negotiated by the union. The deal provides new entrants access to a defined benefit pension scheme...
Unions at North West utilities firm consider next steps after rejecting plans to close final salary scheme to all staff
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The Chancellor’s decision today (Monday) to allow the local government pensions funds to come together and invest on a grander scale is welcome. But any investment must be in scheme members’ best...
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.
Calls from campaigners that the UK’s 101 local government pension funds should stop investing in fossil fuels are admirable, but over-simplify the huge task that disinvestment would mean, says UNISON...