Unite rejects latest NHS pensions deal

In December, most of the major trade unions including Unite signed a "heads of agreement" document on pension reform to take back to their executive bodies for approval. Unite's health sector national industrial committee has rejected the agreement, claiming its grounds are unfair. Public sector workers are facing various reforms to their pensions which, depending on which scheme they belong to, could include later retirement dates, increased contribution rates and a move from final salary to career average accrual arrangements. The December agreement proposed the new NHSPS would h...