Newsletters From BTU
The Differences That Matter
Over the coming months staff are going to be fed the usual Accord diet of whispered half-truths and downright lies about Accord’s track record and what BTU does or does not do for its members. If you’re squeamish look away now, because we have no punches to pull on...
What About Help For Pensioners?
Soaring inflation, energy bills and prices means that many retired members of staff are already struggling in the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. Whilst the government has said that a typical household energy bill will be capped at £2,500 annually until...
Pension Cap & Spiralling Inflation
When Lloyds introduced its pension cap in 2014, with the tacit support of Accord and Unite who refused to ballot their members on industrial action, it said it would keep the cap under constant review. Lloyds must undertake an immediate review of the pension cap now...
Hand In Glove
The absolute scandal of the Lloyds and Accord pay deal is played out every month. This week, the latest figures showed that the RPI measure of inflation, the one used by unions when negotiating pay deals, was 12.3%. That figure is almost certainly going to hit 16% in...
Mind The Pensions Gap
One in twenty UK adults say they have stopped contributing into their company pension scheme because of the cost of living crisis. A further 6% of savers say they are actively considering pausing contributions; a further 9% might consider doing so in future according...
Letter To Mr. Harry Baines – LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PENSIONS TRUSTEE LIMITED v WALKER & OTHERS
‘Wrongly Calculated’ Holiday Pay
Tens of thousands of employees on term-time contracts or on similar contractual arrangements could be entitled to back pay after a ruling by the UK Supreme Court. This decision will have wide-reaching implications for any organisations that engage zero-hours,...
Interested In The Lloyds Vacant Roles? Read this First!
This week Lloyds sent out ‘invitations’ to staff to apply for three roles in: Customer Financial Assistance Motor Finance and Leasing Mortgage and Protection Advice. Members may be attracted by one or more of these roles but should go into them with their eyes wide...
Halifax Puts Staff In The Firing Line
The decision by Halifax’s social media team to get involved in Twitter spats with social media warriors on the use of pronouns puts front-line branch staff in the firing line. Members will be aware that last week Halifax tweeted a picture of a name tag with the...
RPI Challenge Begins In High Court
The BT, Marks and Spencer and Ford UK pension schemes began their legal challenge yesterday to the government’s decision to replace the Retail Price Index (RPI) method of calculating inflation with the housing cost-based version of the Consumer Price Index known as...
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