Your regular pension scheme includes a supplement to the partner’s pension that has commenced. This supplement will change as of January 1, 2022. The supplement to the partner’s pension that commenced ran until the applicable state pension age at the time of granting. However, the partner’s state pension age may be different, as the state pension age is currently increasing. To ensure that the end date of the supplement is in line with the state pension age, the supplement will give a supplement until the actual state pension age from 1 January 2022.
This change will not apply to benefits that commenced before 1 January 2022.
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.