On Tuesday May 30 2023, a majority of the Senate voted in favor of the Future of Pensions Act. This means that there will now be a definitive new pension system and that HEINEKEN’s pension scheme will change in the coming years.
Pension funds will have time to prepare for the new system from July 1, 2023. By January 1 2028, all pension funds must have transferred.
Next steps
As Heineken Pension Fund, we aim to transfer to the new pension system on January 1 2026. The employer, trade unions and the Heineken Pension Fund have already started preparations.
We will keep you informed via our website about the steps we are taking towards the new pension system. You can read in this news post why we need a new pension system, which elements remain and what is changing.
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.