The draft bill about the future of pensions provides an Association of Pensioners and an Association of Former Participants a right to be heard regarding the transition plan to the new pension agreement. Social Partners will contact the Association of Pensioners at Heineken (VvGH) about this. The interests of the pensioners are also represented in the Board and the Accountability Council of the HPF.
There is no Association of Former Participants at HEINEKEN. The opinions of the former participants will therefore be investigated by means of a general survey at a later stage. Naturally, the opinions of pensioners and participants will also be surveyed.
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.