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Usdaw national officer Darren Mathews said: “After a series of consultation meetings with Morrisons, it is deeply regrettable that they are pressing ahead with proposals to seriously reduce the terms of the pension scheme.
“The company claims that these changes are due to upcoming Government reforms, despite the fact that there has been no actual timetable announced for these changes.
“As such we do not believe that Morrisons need to make these changes and we are not aware of any other retailers who are looking at similar reforms.
“While Morrisons are making some minor improvements to other staff benefits, the loss of the Long Service Award on every fifth anniversary will negatively impact thousands of staff. This is a change that we were neither consulted on nor advised of ahead of the announcement.
“We are angry and disappointed that Morrisons has not accepted any of our counter proposals and we will be looking at every measure available to us to persuade management to review their position and come back with a fairer offer.”
Retail Gazette has contacted Morrisons for comment.
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