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GRANT SHAPPS must withhold authority for changes to British Transport Police (BTP) pensions which “fail the tests of cost reduction, fairness and common sense,” TSSA urged yesterday.
BTP bosses have told the transport union that they intend to close the current final salary pension scheme to new members and open a defined contribution scheme for new entrants.
The move disregards proposals made by TSSA, which have included the suggestion of a career average cheme which incentivises staff retention and is used elsewhere in the industry by employers such as Network Rail.
The proposed changes could increase cost and risk to the scheme, are divisive by only affecting civilian staff and fail to tackle the issue of staff retention.
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
