On Wednesday 30 September there will be a final vote on the regulations that will impose a £95,000 cap on all exit payments in the public sector. This cap will hit hardest in local government, because the capital costs for…
The Government is currently consulting on plans to allow universities and colleges in England to opt out of offering the local government pension scheme (LGPS) to new non-teaching staff. The proposal would: Create a two-tier workforce with new starters offered…
*UPDATE* Less than 2,000 signatures are required now to meet our target. Please re-share the link to the petition with your co-workers, friends and family. We now have 98,2076 signatures to date and need 100,000 to ensure there is a…
Embedded into this post are a number of documents which we have been asked to share on behalf of Mike Booth, Regional Lead for LGPS Governance. The Branch is looking for your feedback on the arrangements so please can you…
This Campaign News contains two key items – an update on the Joint Statement made yesterday by the three LGPS unions and the LGA (see embedded document below this post) and the issue of use of LGPS funds to invest…
LGPS BALLOT STARTS TODAY! MAKE SURE YOU VOTE! UNISON’s ballot on the proposals for LGPS 2014 starts today and ends on 24 August. Members will receive their ballot papers over the next couple of days, so please make sure you…
As you will know the national consultation process resulted in a clear majority of members who participated in the exercise agreeing to accept the pension proposals. The Service Group Executive therefore agreed to recommend members to support the proposals in…
MAJORITY SAY VOTE “YES” TO THE LGPS! Following the branch consultation agreed at the Local Government Conference, the five Service Group Executives within the LGPS met on 19 July to receive Regional reports from the branch consultation and make their…
*UPDATE* The final, revised version of the PowerPoint presentaton and notes are now available. Embedded into this article is the LGPS Proposals 2014 presentation, along with accompanying notes, that was made to the Regional Joint Service Group Briefing last week…
Please note there will be a briefing on the Pensions proposals following negotiations on the Local Government Pension Scheme. Full details of the proposals can be seen on the National website here. The briefing will be held at 12.30pm Monday…