Protect our Pensions

Lord Hutton's report on public service pension schemes has now been published. The proposals mean we will pay more, work longer and get less.

The proposals include:

• Increasing the employee contribution by 3%
• Increasing Retirement Age
• Using the Consumer Price Index rather than Retail Price Index to calculate yearly pension increases
• Moving from a Final Salary to a Career Average Scheme
• Removal of the requirement for a broadly comparable pension for TUPE transferred staff

For more information go to: http://www.unison.org.uk/pensions/protectour.asp

UNISON will be campaigning to protect our pensions, and the branch needs a Pensions Contact in every team and workplace in all its employers - whether you work in Local Government, the Health Service, Further Education or a private sector employer. As a Pensions Contact we would ask you to talk to members and non-members to get their views about the proposed changes to their pensions and feed them back to the branch. If you're interested please contact the branch office - 01934 634759 or unison@n-somerset.gov.uk