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The Future Pensions Act stipulates that associations of former employees have the right to be heard with respect to the new pension scheme. We also refer to former employees as ‘deferred members’. The reason for this right to be heard is that the new scheme is to be agreed between the social partners (the employer and labor unions) without direct involvement of former employees. Hence their right to be heard.

This right to be heard is to be exercised by an association of former employees, on which the legislator has set strict requirements:

• It must be an official association with legal authority.
• The association’s official regulations must state that it represents the interests of former employees.
• At least 10% of former employees must be affiliated with the association. For us, that works out at around 350 former employees.

Are you a former employee? If you still have a pension at SPF, you want to set up an association of former employees and you want to exercise your right to be heard, please contact us via BestuurSPF@pfsabic.nl.