Retirement seems far away for many people. However, retirement is closer than you think. Suppose you get a new job, start living together/marry, have a child, break up or unexpectedly have to deal with a death in your family. These life events can have direct consequences for your pension and also for your partner’s income. Retirement is therefore important throughout your whole life. Wijzer in Geldzaken (Money Wise) has an overview on its website containing the most important events. There is also a short animation (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.