All Trades Union Congress articles – Page 2

  • News

    Webb backs mastertrusts to lead CDC vanguard

    2015-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Pensions minister Steve Webb has signalled support for mastertrusts delivering a collective defined contribution option for members, at a Trades Union Congress conference on Wednesday – but at least one of the large mastertrusts has rejected the idea.

  • News

    Webb defends 'revolutionary' CDC legacy against industry critics

    2014-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Pensions minister Steve Webb told an industry event this week the “pendulum is going to swing back” from individual defined contribution pension provision, but delegates challenged the viability of risk-sharing schemes.

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Freedom from want

    2013-08-23T00:00:00Z

    The reaction to last week’s TUC report on state pension reform understandably focused on the results which, the union held, supported its claim that £144 a week would leave the “vast majority of people” worse off.

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Repairing the roof in the rain

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Last week’s Queen’s Speech targeted “two of the major problems of our time” – state care and pension provision.

  • Features

    Diageo scraps MND tenure limit to retain talent

    2013-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Diageo Pension Scheme has scrapped the time limit on the service of its member-nominated directors to avoid a talent drain, as schemes balance members’ democratic rights with continuity in decision-making.