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Unilever sets out plans to overhaul DB offering; Unions join forces to quash proposals
Unilever sets out plans to overhaul DB offering; Unions join forces to quash proposals

With one of Europe’s most well-known companies planning its most significant pension scheme overhaul to date, unions have stepped in to ensure workers are not short-changed. Hope William-Smith reports.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 December 2019
Unilever sets out plans to overhaul DB offering; Unions join forces to quash proposals
Unilever sets out plans to overhaul DB offering; Unions join forces to quash proposals

Unilever has set out plans to overhaul its defined benefit (DB) pension arrangements in a bid to manage costs.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 December 2019
Uber loses third battle over drivers' pension rights
Uber loses third battle over drivers' pension rights

Uber drivers have had their pension rights confirmed once more after the Court of Appeal ruled they should be classed as workers and entitled to associated rights.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 December 2018
Teachers' union members vote to strike over pension changes
Teachers' union members vote to strike over pension changes

GMB members working for the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) have voted for strike action over proposed changes to their defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 October 2018
BA puts forward 'flexible' DC fund to replace DB
BA puts forward 'flexible' DC fund to replace DB

British Airways (BA) has proposed a 'flexible' company-wide scheme as it continues to consult on closing its defined benefit (DB) New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 September 2017
BA plans to close scheme to accrual after deficit grows to £3.7bn
BA plans to close scheme to accrual after deficit grows to £3.7bn

British Airways (BA) will launch a consultation with members of its New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS) on plans to close the scheme to future accrual.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 September 2017
Nuclear workers accept 'best achievable' pension deal
Nuclear workers accept 'best achievable' pension deal

Nuclear specialists and managers have voted in favour of reforms which will see their retirement fund based on career average earnings rather than final salary from next April.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 May 2017
Steelworkers accept Tata Steel's pensions overhaul to save jobs
Steelworkers accept Tata Steel's pensions overhaul to save jobs

Tata Steel's proposal to close the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) and replace it with a defined contribution (DC) plan has been accepted by steelworkers.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 February 2017
Unions urge members to back Tata Steel's plans to replace DB with DC
Unions urge members to back Tata Steel's plans to replace DB with DC

Unions have urged steel workers to accept Tata Steel UK's proposals to close the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) and replace it with a defined contribution (DC) plan.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 27 January 2017
TPR urged to investigate AA pension deficit
TPR urged to investigate AA pension deficit

The GMB union has called on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to investigate AA which has seen its pension deficit more than double in just seven months.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 October 2016
Nestlé agrees with unions to keep career average scheme
Nestlé agrees with unions to keep career average scheme

Nestlé has agreed a deal with trade unions to secure its £3.8bn career average defined benefit (DB) scheme after the company had tried to close it down.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 August 2016
United Utility workers in strike vote over DB closure
United Utility workers in strike vote over DB closure

GMB members at United Utilities in the North-West are being balloted over industrial action in response to plans to close the company's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

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  • 13 January 2016
EDF workers back union deal to keep DB open for new entrants

Workers at EDF Energy have backed a deal negotiated by GMB and Unison which allows new entrants access to a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

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  • 11 December 2015
Five stories you might have missed: the winners of the PP Investment Awards, OECD slams "triple lock" and the helplessness of DB trustees

Top stories on PP this week include a boat builder not paying three months of contributions and unions rejecting a proposal from United Utilities to shut a DB scheme

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 December 2015
Unions reject United Utilities' proposal to shut DB scheme

Workers at United Utilities are set to vote on industrial action if the firm goes ahead with plans to close its defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 December 2015
UK Uber drivers begin legal action over pay and benefits

Uber drivers have begun legal proceedings against the company to be classed as employees and earn related benefits.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 06 November 2015
Positive year for LGPS but historic deficit is elephant in room

Official figures reveal the local government pension scheme (LGPS) had a positive year amid good investment performance but has not addressed the burden of past deficits.

  • Investment
  • 29 October 2015
Northumbrian Water workers take industrial action against pension cuts

Workers at Northumbrian Water will start working to rule today, and have called a strike next week in a dispute over plans to close their final salary pension scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 October 2015
Union 'disgusted' at plans to close United Utilities DB scheme

United Utilities has revealed plans to close its defined benefit scheme to future accrual, says GMB.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 October 2015
Northumbrian Water staff to strike over pension cuts

Workers at Northumbrian Water are set to strike from 20 October over the introduction of a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 October 2015
GMB ballot utility workers over pension cuts

GMB will ballot utility workers for strike action on the 21 September in a dispute with Northumbrian Water over proposals to axe the final salary scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 September 2015
Utilities workers set to vote on pension cut strike

Three unions are prepared to ballot 1200 members of 1600 workers at Northumbrian Water and Essex and Suffolk Water over proposals to axe the company's final salary scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 07 September 2015
Unions urge Nestle to hold off DB closure plans until December valuation

Two trade unions have called for Nestle to put on hold plans to close its career average defined benefit (DB) scheme until its actuarial valuation in December.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 July 2015
Unions attack Nestle over pensions 'betrayal'

Two major trade unions have denounced Nestle's plans to close its career average defined benefit (DB) scheme as a "betrayal" of staff.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 July 2015
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