The Trustee wrote to certain members in May to explain that: we need to address a historical inequality arising from legislation, relating to some Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) benefits in the Plan; and that to do sowe proposed to convert all GMPs into a different form of pension – ensuring that there was no reduction...

In this edition we talk to Gill Manning, Company Appointed Trustee and Chair of the Investment Sub-Committee, about life as a Trustee and the recently published Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report. 

The terms of office for all three Member Nominated Trustee Directors (MNTDs) ended on November 1 2022 and nominations were requested for candidates to fill these positions. The Board is delighted that Phil Lawman, Beverly Clements and Philip French all chose to re-apply for a further term and were selected to fill the vacancies for...

We're pleased to launch our second HP podcast of the series. Here, we talk to Phil Lawman, Member Nominated Trustee and Chair of the Operations Sub-Committee about his life as a Trustee and some of the initiatives the Plan will be working on in the coming months. 

The Trustee is currently seeking nominations for a Member Nominated Trustee Director (MNTD).

The Trustee Board of the pension Plan is made up of eight Trustee Directors, who are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the correct benefits are paid to its members.   Legislation requires that at least a third of the Board be made up of members of the Plan, and should be nominated by the membership –...

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent imposition of a series of economic sanctions on key Russian nationals and banks, the HP Plan Trustee is keeping a close eye on the rapidly evolving situation.

Andrew Dodd retired as a Trustee Director at the end of October, after serving 23 years on the trustee board. We took this opportunity to ask Andrew how he feels the role has changed since he first became a trustee and to find out his plans for the future.

We’re living in an increasingly digital world. We can choose to manage our household bills, our bank accounts and even our weekly shopping online.