Workers need fair deal on pensions
now more than ever

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, calling for the Fair Deal pensions’ arrangements, that give low paid staff security in retirement. to be retained Commenting on the launch by the Treasury of the consultation on the Fair Deal pensions policy for staff transferred out of the public sector, Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, said:“It is vital that we retain Fair Deal to protect some of the lowest paid workers in the land from facing poverty in retirement.“The Government’s clear political agenda is to privatise more and more public services. They should not use this consultation to sweeten the deal for private companies, bidding to take over public services.“Diluting Fair Deal would leave TUPE transferred staff at the pensions mercy of private contractors. The financial implications would also end any chance of a successful in-house bid.“In the longer term, cutting the pensions of workers transferred to private companies will not save the state a penny. Taxpayers will be left to pick up the multi-billion pound benefits bill later on down ” the line.“The consultation must not be a paper exercise. Cutting Fair Deal should not be a done deal.