November 2,3 and 4 are the 3 Days of Pension. The 3 Days of Pension is an initiative from the Money Wise Platform to promote responsible financial behavior in the Netherlands and to promote financial resilience during retirement. The 3 Days of Pension is for all Dutch citizens. During the 3 Days of Pension, which takes place every year, pension providers, employers and advisers, among others, communicate about pensions. The Heineken Pension Fund is also participating in the 3 Days of Pension. During these three days we will share an animation with you every day.
The animation of day 2 is about the Pension Checker app (IOS of Android). By downloading the Pension Checker app, after logging in via DigiD, you will have access to a brief overview of your financial situation upon retirement. Watch the animation video about the Pension Checker here (unfortunately only available in Dutch).
We look back on three days of great conversations and informative webinars in which we took a total of 341 live viewers through the transition to the new pension scheme. We have noticed that pensions are not an issue for everyone, but when we talk to colleagues, questions do arise.
The new pension scheme is a solidarity-based contribution scheme. An important and mandatory element of this scheme is the solidarity reserve. The solidarity reserve is a separate reserve that protects the pension benefits. The solidarity reserve has two objectives:
On November 12, 13 and 14 the annual Three Days of Pensions will take place. During these three days, we will organise various (online) activities where we will tell you more about the pension scheme we have at HEINEKEN and the upcoming changes to the pension scheme and what this means for your pension at HEINEKEN.