GMP Court Case
£40 Million In Compensation
We are about to begin the next phase of the Union’s GMP campaign and that will begin to roll out in the next few weeks. Just to recap, last November the High Court ruled that Lloyds are legally responsible for equalising the guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) for...
GMP Ruling – The Next Steps
The Financial Times, commenting on our landmark High Court case, said: “Hundreds of thousands of former members of final salary pension schemes are now in line for a financial boost following a landmark High Court ruling on historical gender discrimination.” The key...
Union Wins Landmark High Court Action, Again.
We’ve won in the High Court again. In the second part of the most important pension case in 30 years, the High Court has ruled today that the Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes are legally responsible for equalising the guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) for those...
Landmark Legal Case Continues In The High Court
In a previous Newsletter, I said that the second part of the union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) would begin in the High Court in May and would be heard by Mr Justice Morgan via Skype. Following that hearing, Mr Justice Morgan wrote to...
Landmark High Court Case Continues….On Skype
The second part of the union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) will begin in the High Court today. Given the current turmoil the case will be heard by Mr Justice Morgan via Skype. Members will recall that in the first case in 2018, the High...
GMP Legal Case Part 2
The second part of the Union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) will begin in the High Court early next year.Members will recall the High Court ruled last year that the Trustee of the Lloyds pension schemes is under an obligation to equalise...
GMPs – What Next?
Following the Union’s historic legal victory on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) in October 2018, the Trustee and the bank have been looking at how to equalise pensions and implement the Court’s decision. That work is ongoing and once completed could result in some...
3.9 Million Women Campaign For State Pensions
The hearing into whether 3.9 million 50s born women have been cheated out of their state pension by the government has been set by the High Court for May 24.BackgroundThe Pensions Act 1995 provided for the State Pension age (SPA) for women to increase from 60 to 65...
GMP Cout Case Judgment
Please click this text to view a PDF of the judgment.
Bank faces £150m bill after landmark pensions ruling – Article By People Management
Please click this text to read the article.
BTU Newsletters
To ensure you’re completely up-to-date, register to receive our newsletters by email or text message to your mobile phone (with a web link). As you would expect your email address and mobile number, like all our other membership information, are confidential to you and the Union.
To receive copies by email just let us have your details at 24hours@btuonline.co.uk and we’ll arrange it.
Older newsletters are available upon request.