Compulsion the Aussie way - trade unions

Speaking to the Amicus Annual Conference, general secretary Brendan Barber says the first Turner Commission report rightly earned praise for spelling out the problems facing pensions, however, the follow up report - due in the Autumn - will struggle to come up with a solution. He says: “As Adair Turner’s first report showed more and more employers are turning away from providing decent pensions. Extra delay today will mean even more pensioners facing poverty tomorrow.” Barber calls for action from the current government, urging them to ‘safeguard’ occupational schemes by way of compulso...