Changes to Railway Pension Scheme 2016 - Great Western Railways |
This information outlines changes to the RPS as a result of the abolition of Contracting Out in 2016
Over the last year the trade unions have had a series of meetings with the TOCs in connection with the ending of contracting out of the Second State Pension (S2P) which has arisen from pension reforms introduced by the government.
We need to brief you on those changes and to ask you to participate in an online referendum ballot about your employer’s proposals that will see changes to your benefits under the Railway Pensions Scheme.
We need to brief you on those changes and to ask you to participate in an online referendum ballot about your employer’s proposals that will see changes to your benefits under the Railway Pensions Scheme.
Before you proceed it is essential that you read both the circulars produced by TSSA on this subject via these links:
Once you have made yourself aware of the proposed changes please ensure you respond to the referendum below no later than 11am on Friday 18th March 2016