Pensions and Retirement

Useful resources for union reps.
- Pensions basics
- Pensions practical advice

The TUC believes that everyone should be able to retire in dignity with a decent pension. We campaign for better pensions for today's pensioners and work to ensure that people still at work can look forward to decent pensions. Here is where you can find our detailed briefings and reports on pensions policy. To find out more information about your pension rights, go to Know Your Rights.

This subjects also provides information for [Member Trustee Network] and how to [join].

The TUC provides its own stakeholder pension scheme, providing working people and their families with a first class way to save for retirement. To find out more go to [TUC Stakeholder Pension Scheme].

You can find older material by using the [search facilities].



The most recent documents available on this subject are:

Final building blocks for auto-enrolment regime

The TUC has today (Wednesday) welcomed the publication of the DWP response to the consultation on the final regulations to implement the auto-enrolment regime.

1 February 2012
Delay to pension auto-enrolment is deeply disappointing

Commenting on the new timetable for the staging of auto-enrolment, announced today (Wednesday) in a written ministerial statement, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

25 January 2012
Government has shied away from the big decisions needed to reform top pay

Commenting today (Monday) on the government's proposals to reform executive pay, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

23 January 2012
Small pot policy and earnings triggers must serve employees, says TUC

Responding to DWP announcement today (Thursday) on small pots, short service refunds and earnings thresholds for the auto-enrolment regime TUC Head of Campaigns Nigel Stanley said:

15 December 2011
OBR deals new blow to public and private sector pensioners

As public sector workers take part in the biggest strike for a generation today (Wednesday), a new paper from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts that the gap between CPI and RPI inflation will increase to 1.4 per cent in future - cut...

30 November 2011
Government is attacking private sector pension rights

Responding to the announcement today (Monday) that the final stages of auto-enrolment into pensions will be postponed for a year, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

28 November 2011



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