We are pleased to announce that as of the 6th of July 2021 we have two new board members, Henriëtte Dollé-Bäcker on behalf of the employer and Ben de Putter on behalf of the employees. They have joined the board and various committees for some time now and have formally been appointed to the board after completing training and testing by the Dutch Central Bank.
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.