Q&A

Do you lose company pension if sacked?

Do you lose company pension if sacked?

Generally a dismissal, even for gross misconduct, would not affect a person’s entitlement to their pension and any contributions that have been made towards it, either by the employee or the employer. There is a specific term in the pensions policy which allows for this to happen.

How do I find a pension from a previous employer?

Contact your former employer If you want to trace a workplace pension – a scheme arranged by a previous employer – your first point of contact should be the employer. However, if your employer provided access to a personal or stakeholder scheme, contact the pension provider if you know their details.

Are corporate pensions guaranteed?

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insures certain defined benefit pension plans offered by private-sector employers. Your insured plan remains protected even if your employer fails to pay the required premiums.

Where does the Philadelphia Inquirer have a Bureau?

The Inquirer’s local coverage area includes Philadelphia, southeastern Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, The Inquirer maintains bureaus in Conshohocken; Doylestown; Media; West Chester; and Norristown, while in New Jersey it has bureaus in Cherry Hill and Margate.

How many pension plans have run out of money?

Already, 120 plans have shut down and received $1.4 billion in assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a federal insurance agency that pays workers a reduced pension should their union plan fail. The federal agency has subsidized so many plans that it is now expected to run out of money itself by 2025.

What kind of pension did John Brown have?

Brown joined one of the local’s smaller plans, the UFCW Local 1776 and Participating Employers Pension Fund. At the time, that pension plan was also in rough shape, but its liability was much smaller.

When did the Philadelphia Inquirer file for bankruptcy?

Despite efforts to cut costs, Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 21, 2009. Philadelphia Media Holdings was about US$390 million in debt, due to money borrowed to buy The Inquirer and Daily News.

When does a PBGC Owe you a pension?

PBGC may owe you pension benefits if: You have not already received your benefit from the plan via, for example, a single lump-sum payment, an IRA rollover, or a purchased annuity. If your plan ended in a standard termination, the plan administrator certified that all eligible participants and beneficiaries received their pension benefits.

What happens if a pension plan is bought out?

Broadly speaking, here is what may have happened to your benefits: • The plan may still be intact, in one form or another. That is, the original company may have reorganized, or been bought out, but the current owners have inherited the legal obligation to pay the benefits due under your old pension plan.

How does the IRS regulate pension benefit Guaranty Corporation?

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulates pension plans for tax purposes. Finally, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation insures private defined benefit pension plans, to make sure that workers are not deprived of their accumulated benefits when a plan terminates (see page 12 for more information on PBGC).

Are there any pension problems with General Electric?

The advantage is you can use some hopeful accounting to set aside less cash now and deal with the benefit problems later. The problem is “later” comes faster than you would like, and procrastination can be a bitch. In October 7, General Electric (GE) announced several changes to its defined benefit pension plans.