In this periodic round-up of complaints from pension scheme members to the Pensions Ombudsman, we look at:

A death benefits case where the Trustees failed to look into the personal circumstances of a deceased member properly
An overpayment case where the complainant changed his position as a result of the overpayment
A scheme administration case where various administrators “lost” a member’s record
Siegfried (PO-1427) – Death benefits

Summary: A deferred member of the Credit Industriel et Commercial Retirement Benefits […]

On November 4, 2014, Massachusetts voters approved a ballot question that requires all private sector employers to provide employees with up to 40 hours of sick leave per calendar year. Under the new law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2015, employers with 11 or more employees must provide employees with paid sick leave. Those employers under the threshold must provide unpaid sick leave. In enacting this law, Massachusetts joins […]