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Dutch unions, employers seeking solution to avoid pension cuts
Unions and employers are attempting to come up with ways to make sure pension values can keep pace with inflation in the Netherlands’ new system
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Dutch union demands state pension increase as second-pillar cuts loom
FNV’s Tuur Elzinga says the Netherlands’ government should raise state pension benefits to compensate for imminent cuts to second-pillar pension payments
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Unions voice support for Dutch pensions agreement
The pensions sector can start implementing areas of the agreement after two of the Netherlands’ largest unions gave it their support
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NewsDutch social partners and government reach agreement on retirement age
Underfunded schemes are temporarily off the hook after the minister for social affairs agreed to temporarily relax minimum funding rules
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Dutch government, unions reopen pension reform talks
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees offers to reopen negotiations from next week after two days of strike action across the Netherlands
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‘Tens of thousands’ strike on second day of pension protests in Netherlands [updated]
Major Dutch trade unions rallied this week to protest against a planned increase in the state pension age
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Dutch group seeks solution for early retirement stalemate
Government should offer tax-friendly savings options to workers in demanding jobs, expert group says
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Dutch regulator criticises unions for delaying pensions reform
DNB president Klaas Knot says worker groups are asking too much of the Dutch government
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Dutch minister rejects flexible retirement age for state pension
Measures would be bad for government finances and too complicated to implement, Koolmees says
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How the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens
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NewsDutch government to press ahead with plans for pensions reform
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees to re-assess increasing the retirement age for state pension
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Dutch parliament: Government must slow down retirement age increases
Raising the state pension age in line with longevity from 2022 is not tenable, politicians argue
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Dutch reforms feasible without pensions accord, say experts
Existing legislation for improved DC plans with variable benefits offers sufficient leeway for crucial reform, experts argue
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NewsNegotiations over new Dutch pensions agreement collapse
Unions cite ‘lack of structural solutions’ offered by government
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NewsDutch retirement age increase delayed as life expectancy stalls
Current life expectancy for 65-year olds is 20.63 years
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Dutch trade unions demand higher discount rate for liabilities
Demands on retirement age and mandatory pensions accrual for self-employed are also key to securing union support
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NewsDutch government ‘offers concession on retirement age’: report
Minister is prepared to postpone rise to 67 from 2021 to 2025, according to De Volkskrant
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Raising pension age will not increase disability claims, study says
‘People not only live longer, but also stay healthier for longer,’ reports Dutch Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
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Dutch schemes’ funding improves as life expectancy levels off
More schemes are less likely to cut pension rights in coming years after longevity revisions
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Netherlands sticks with pension age rise despite longevity trend
Life expectancy is increasing slower than in the past, but this will not stop the retirement age increase to 67 in 2021
