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- This page was last updated: 23 November 2011
NHS Pensions: ballot for industrial action
UNISON members have voted for industrial action and 30 November is set for a public-sector strike and national demonstrations.
Current proposals mean that most people will pay more and work longer to get a pension that will be worth less. UNISON has tried to negotiate in good faith for secure and affordable pensions – but ministers won’t listen. Public service pay has been frozen while inflation soars. There have been widespread redundancies, cuts to pay and conditions and closures of the vital services our communities rely on. This unprecedented attack on pensions is the final straw.
UNISON NHS and LGPS pension contribution calculator
UNISON have put together a quick, on-line indicator of how much more you will pay in NHS or LGPS pension contributions under the proposals. As CQC are not on the Agenda for Change scales (for the NHS calculator), you'll just need to choose an approximately equivalent salary to calculate additional contributions from the first, second and third cumulative increases via this UNISON link
Further information on the NHS Pension Scheme dispute
- 23 November 2011 - UNISON response to the government factsheet on new NHS Pension Scheme proposals
- 22 November 2011 - Pensions briefing
- 11 October 2011 - Protect our LGPS pensions - Issue 5
- 09 October 2011 - Protect our NHS pensions - overview
- 07 October 2011 - Work till you drop
- 01 August 2011 - Ages for state retirement pension
- 01 August 2011 - Second Pensions Presentation
- 01 August 2011 - Members pension meeting update
- 21 June 2011 - UNISON NEC Pensions Statement
- 20 June 2011 - Branch presentation on pensions
- 12 June 2011 - Pensions briefing and update
- 12 June 2011 - How you accrue your pension
- 10 June 2011 - UNISON Pensions Campaign News No.4
Further updates will follow.
Current documents relating to the proposed choice between old and new NHS Pension Schemes can be found through the following link although these will be affected by the above attacks on our pensions:
