TUC calls for reform on women and pensions

In a report entitled ‘Time for action’ the TUC says young women will have as little cash available for retirement as their great-grandmothers unless there is major reform on the country's pension system. The TUC says a combination of low pay compared with men, coupled with low paying jobs, part time work, jobs that don’t come with pensions as well as shorter working lives means the system is failing women. According to the published figures, women make up the majority of Britain’s pensioners, some 56% of those over 60, and more than two-thirds of those aged 80 and up. Coupled with t...