Should teachers have to contribute more towards their pensions and work for longer?
10 Mar
Lord Hutton’s Final Report (10 March 2011):
Details and comments at: www.voicetheunion.org.uk/pensionsreview
Results of our poll on teachers' pensions (31 January – 1 March 2011):
Should teachers have to contribute more towards their pensions and work for longer?:
- Yes to higher contributions & Yes to working longer: 16% (16 votes)
- No to higher contributions & No to working longer: 65% (66 votes)
- Yes to higher contributions but No to working longer: 16% (16 votes)
- No to higher contributions but Yes to working longer: 3% (3 votes)
Total Votes: 101
Further information:
What price public service pensions?
United in Defence of Pensions (pdf) www.voicetheunion.org.uk/pensionsreview
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Teachers should have the freedom to retire when they wish and any extra contributions should result in a higher pension. If not they are being cheated after years working in a very demanding and important profession. How many of those who make the rules would be happy, or even capable, of teaching hundreds of children during a lifetime of employment.
Work longer? There are only 24 hours in a day. Oh you mean years? Teachers have an average life expectancy of 18 months after retirement(not a definitive fact – just found it on the internet- dangerous I must find out the truth) so we don’t cost that much. It frightens children when their teacher dies on the job. Anyway should we really expect a 65 yesr old to cope with a rowdy class of 30 MFL conscripts with the introduction of the E-bac?