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Hilary Salt on the future of the triple lock; while I’m stunned by Manchester, Trafford and Salford

I was up in Manchester yesterday – shaken by the new bold vibe. Hilary is one of the best bosses I ever had and I can’t not publish her talking about pensions. Continue reading →

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Next month UK employment law changes – workplace pensions are on the union’s agenda.

The unions have been excluded from the pension debate and are only considered important within public sector schemes. This is short sighted. Continue reading →

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We’re no longer asking how Collective Pensions work! We’re building them to be delivered

We have had many years debating how to deliver “CDC” to a point that we have got ourselves to “go”! Alastair has produced an excellent little paper that with the help of Andre Clark and Andy Fifer reminds us of … Continue reading →

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How will pensions be affected by the local elections?

Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading →

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How will pensions be affected by the local elections?

Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading →

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Why unions should take CDC to employers and their under pensioned members

A large part of the British workforce have trade unions working for them to provide them with decent conditions at work, pay for work and benefits when work ends and retirement begins. We had in unionised companies a DB culture … Continue reading →

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“No growth <—> No pensions”. John Hamilton; COT of Stagecoach Pensions

A statement from John Hamilton , Pension Scheme Chair at Stagecoach. A statement to a wider audience than the “pensions industry” This is the text of the document that John is socialising. Beyond the pension industry There has been a … Continue reading →

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Negativity is no way to win workers’ hearts

This blog is about the parade of negativity that has been displayed by Reform and the Unions this week and why this is not what inspires workers (we used to call them the working class). Paul Nowak is head of … Continue reading →

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Torsten, here’s a group wanting change – can we help you?

I have been quiet over the past few weeks following surgery and complications that leave me unable to do what my body promised me! I have a tap to pee, I thought it appropriate for a Tapper, Pullinger thought it … Continue reading →

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Is Labour closer to Conservative than Union pension policy?

    Much as both the Unions and the Labour Shadow Front Bench would like the answer to that question to be “yes”, it is infact “no”. The Trade Unions are pursuing a public sector agenda that focusses on LGPS, … Continue reading →

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