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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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What does responsible investment in the LGPS look like?
What does responsible investment in the LGPS look like?

Unison and ShareAction have analysed the new investment strategy statements across the £280bn scheme. Colin Meech says some funds have done nothing to produce ESG policies.

  • Investment
  • 10 April 2019
DWP must compel use of cost transparency templates in pensions bill, MPs told
DWP must compel use of cost transparency templates in pensions bill, MPs told

A pensions bill expected next year must include law to require schemes to collect, publish and analyse cost transparency data from their asset managers, MPs have been told.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 December 2018
Manchester University plans to close final salary scheme for support staff
Manchester University plans to close final salary scheme for support staff

The University of Manchester is consulting on closing its non-academic staff final salary fund to future accrual and enrolling new recruits into a defined contribution (DC) scheme.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 08 August 2018
Southampton Uni to close non-academic staff DB scheme to new members
Southampton Uni to close non-academic staff DB scheme to new members

The University of Southampton has confirmed plans to close the Pension and Assurance Scheme for Non-Academic Staff (PASNAS) to new members at the end of December.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 June 2018
Southampton Uni support staff 'face two-thirds pension cut'
Southampton Uni support staff 'face two-thirds pension cut'

Unions have criticised the University of Southampton for planning to close its lower-tiered earners' defined benefit (DB) pension scheme while paying its vice-chancellor over £400,000 a year.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 January 2018
Unison launches bid for carbon-free LGPS within five years
Unison launches bid for carbon-free LGPS within five years

Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) are being urged to divest £16bn from carbon within five years in a nationwide campaign launched by Unison today.

  • Investment
  • 10 January 2018
Why Boris Johnson should not decide where we invest our pensions
Why Boris Johnson should not decide where we invest our pensions

John Gray expains why pension funds should be invested in members' interests and not at the whim of the current foreign secretary.

  • Investment
  • 20 July 2017
Unison commits to divesting LGPS from fossil fuels
Unison commits to divesting LGPS from fossil fuels

Unison has passed a motion that says it will seek to divest the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from fossil fuels over the next five years.

  • Investment
  • 23 June 2017
Government's LGPS investment rules thrown out by court
Government's LGPS investment rules thrown out by court

The government has suffered a major defeat in the High Court after its rules on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investments were deemed unlawful.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 June 2017
LGPS reforms are 'an appalling misuse of power'
LGPS reforms are 'an appalling misuse of power'

Planned changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment regulations are akin to dictatorship, a Labour shadow minister has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 October 2016
LGPS petition gets over 100,000 signatures to challenge investment reforms
LGPS petition gets over 100,000 signatures to challenge investment reforms

More than 100,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition to demand the government re-consider proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment regulations.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 August 2016
Pension funds urge Pearson to review business strategy amid concerns
Pension funds urge Pearson to review business strategy amid concerns

A shareholder resolution at Pearson has been filed by a coalition of schemes including Unison's staff pension fund to urge the company to review its business strategy.

  • Investment
  • 23 February 2016
How government could use powers to interfere in LGPS investment
How government could use powers to interfere in LGPS investment

PP finds potential political interference in the LGPS on divestment decisions is causing concern.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 February 2016
Who controls the LGPS: members or the government?
Who controls the LGPS: members or the government?

PP looks at how planned LGPS reforms could undermine members' rights

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 January 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.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 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.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 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
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
Schemes call on Shell to exit climate sceptic lobby group

A group of investors including two UK schemes have urged Shell to drop its membership from a US lobby group accused of being obstructive on climate policy.

  • Investment
  • 10 June 2015
Unison loses employment tribunal fees battle

WSB understands that Unison has been unsuccessful in its bid to overturn employment tribunal fees.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 17 December 2014
Trade unions preparing for holiday pay claims

Unite and Unison are preparing campaigns to help employees claim back-dated holiday pay including commission.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 12 September 2014
Unison wins latest battle over employment tribunal fees

Unison has successfully appealed the finding of a judicial review on the controversial imposition of fees for employment tribunals.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 19 May 2014
Unison to appeal over employment tribunal fees

Unison is applying for permission to appeal the rejection of its claim for a judicial review of the government's introduction of tribunal fees.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 04 April 2014
Employment tribunal figures show 'disastrous effect' of tribunal fees

The number of employment tribunal claims has plummeted for the third consecutive quarter, meaning it is "too expensive for individuals to pursue justice", an employment law firm says.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 20 March 2014
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