14/09/2011
By Adam Cadle
The future of the Dutch Pensions Agreement between the government and social partners was called into question, as unions within the main representative organisation, the FNV Federation, remain divided on the proposed pension system reforms.
The FNV Bondgenoten market sector union and AbvaKapo, the civil service union, have said that the rules for the management of pension assets should be made clearer and that employers must continue to share risks.
They also said that that the low paid in manual labour work should be able to retire at 65 without having to suffer pension cut backs.
This comes after an initial Pensions Agreement between ministers and employers’ organisations and unions to link retirement age for the state pension AOW to life expectancy, as well as a subsequent rise to 66 in 2020, and most likely to 67 in 2025.
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