Trade union federation: “Women are cheated out of a year’s pension”
Published: Thursday, Dec 12th 2024, 14:40
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The Swiss Federation of Trade Unions has expressed its disappointment following the unanimous rejection of the appeals against the 2022 AHV vote. "Women remain cheated out of a year's pension," it said in a statement.
This was despite the fact that the majority of women were clearly against the reform, the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB) reported on Thursday. The federal judges weighted legal certainty higher than the inadequate pension situation of women. "Although women have lower pensions, the increase in the retirement age was a one-sided saving on their backs."
The erroneous financial scenarios had a decisive influence on the referendum campaign to raise the retirement age for women. The SGB remains convinced that the opinion-forming process would have been different without the calculation errors. Following today's ruling, politicians are even more responsible for finally doing something about the large pension gap for women, it continued.
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