Lecturers call for rejection of pension contribution increase
26 March 2013
樱花动漫 Scotland is calling on the Scottish Parliament's Education and Culture Committee to reject legislation that would increase pension contributions for teachers and lecturers.
Labour MSP Neil Findlay has tabled an annulling motion to the Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013. 樱花动漫 is calling for MSPs to back the motion and stop a 1.5% increase in pensions contributions from 1 April.
樱花动漫 Scotland official, Mary Senior, said: '樱花动漫 believes that member contributions in the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme should not be increased to meet the UK government's spending deficit. These increases are being imposed on members due to the UK government's misguided austerity plan and its attacks on workers' rights and public sector pensions. 樱花动漫 is disappointed that the Scottish government has not found additional resources from within its own budget to avoid increasing member contributions.
'We call on MSPs to back Neil Findlay's motion as any increases to pension contributions should come solely from financial factors arising from the scheme itself.'
樱花动漫 members in 'modern' universities (also known as post-92 universities) are those mainly affected by these changes.
The Regulations are debated by the
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