FNV members agree to a pension agreement
A majority of FNV members, where the AOb is part of, approves the pension agreement. 76 percent of the members are in favor of the plans. The Members' Parliament of the FNV, which had to give the final judgment, therefore supported the agreement this afternoon and agreed.
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In recent days, FNV members have been given the opportunity to indicate via the members' consultation whether they agree with the agreement in principle on pensions concluded between the cabinet, employers and unions. 375.823 FNV members voted on the pension agreement: a majority of 76 percent approved the agreement. 23 percent voted against and 1 percent had no opinion, as it turns out today from the outcome. All members could vote until 12.00:37 noon. The turnout percentage of XNUMX percent in this FNV referendum is the highest so far.
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Han Busker, chairman of the FNV, is 'very happy' that the association has come to this decision, he says on the FNV website. 'Thanks to this decision, a great many people can stop working earlier, schemes have been made possible for people with demanding professions and the pensions of millions of Dutch people are indexed faster.' The chairman also refers to the votes against. 'The voice of the people who voted against has come through loud and clear and is the signal that we must continue to make the pension system fairer. And making it fairer is what we're going to do. '
Thanks to this decision, many people can retire earlier
Douwe van der Zweep, director AOb, is also pleased that an agreement has been reached. "The negotiators had a difficult task, but they succeeded," says Van der Zweep. "Now we can focus on the next job: the elaboration. The AOb will also pay attention to the 'heavy work' scheme and what this scheme can mean for education, because everyone must be able to successfully finish the course. We will also work for the middle group aged 30 to 55 so that they do not become a child of the bill."
Minister Wouter Koolmees of Social Affairs is also 'very happy with the result'. "We have a good agreement for a future-proof and balanced pension system," the minister said on Twitter. He hopes that the last trade union VCP will also agree on Tuesday so that he can start working on the elaboration with the social partners.
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An important appointment in the pension agreement is that the state pension age will not continue to rise in the next two years and will remain at 66 years and four months. Only from 2022 the state pension age is rising again, but less quickly than the government previously wanted. The unions have also succeeded in ending the one-on-one link with life expectancy: living one year longer means working eight months longer instead of a full year with this pension agreement.
In addition, agreements have also been made in the agreement for self-employed persons. For them, pension savings with a pension fund will be possible and they are obliged to take out disability insurance.
Now that the unions have agreed, the agreements from the agreement can be converted into legislation.
Read more about the agreement via this link. You will find an analysis of the pluses and minuses of the pension agreement in this article on our website.
