Union unhappy with pension deal, still no payout guarantee
The FNV affiliated general workers union Bondgenoten said on Thursday it is ‘extremely disappointed’ in the draft agreement on reforming the pension system worked out between unions and employers, the Financieeele Dagblad reports.
If adopted by the government, the deal would mean a 0.6% plus inflation increase in the state pension for the next 25 years but no guarantee on the size of corporate pensions which will fluctuate in line with stock exchange developments.
Bondgenoten called a halt to the previous agreement in March, saying there were not enough guarantees for pensioners about how much money they will actually get.
The civil service union Abvakabo is also unhappy with the deal, the paper says.
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