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Email from “A Very Concerned Deferred Shell Pensioner”

 

3 October 2008

Dear Alfred,  

I’m surprised that there is not yet some information on your site regarding the proposed changes to Shell Pension Terms. Whilst Netherland unions are protesting against increased pension age and employee contributions, the UK has been strangely quiet. Of course many Shell UK offshore assets have been sold-off and the asset workforce sold-out but still though is it “no noise or no voice” that prevents representation against Shell pension cuts in the UK?  

Shell proposes from 1/1/2009 to establish a new section to their pension scheme for new employees/new pension joiners. This new section offers less attractive terms than those currently existing. read more

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