Commenting on the government’s announcement today (Tuesday) that no compensation will be paid to ‘Waspi’ women who have campaigned to be treated fairly after changes to their pensions, UNISON head of equality Josie Irwin said:
“This decision is a cruel blow to a generation of women, some of whom are now suffering financially. That’s because the coalition government moved the goalposts about when the women could claim their state pension.
“Thousands of women had been clinging to the hope that they’d won the case for the proper compensation they deserve.
“Many who devoted their working lives to public service have already died, but there are plenty more who really need the extra financial help they rightly expected in their retirement.
“The government must find a way to resolve this desperately unfair situation. Refusing to pay compensation is not the answer.”
Notes to editors:
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union and the largest union in the NHS and in the ambulance sector, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services – in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.
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