AUPE intervention means employers will assume cost of pension transfer
EDMONTON – Employees of the Alberta Cancer Board and Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission will not have to pay for any costs associated with their pension being transferred on April 1, thanks to actions taken by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
“We made it clear to both the Minister of Finance and the new employer that our members could not be expected to pay for the move to a single health care ‘super board,’” said AUPE President Doug Knight.
“We have since been assured that Alberta Health Services will cover any costs associated with the transfer of pensions from the PSPP to the LAPP,” he said.
ACB and AADAC will cease to exist as legal entities as of April 1, with their operations being assumed by Alberta Health Services. Employees’ pension entitlements will be moved from the Public Service Pension Plan to the Local Authorities Pension Plan as part of this change.
Details of the pension transfer are still being worked out, but Knight said that it is encouraging to see that the change is beginning with the principle that the “employer pays” for changes employees have no control over.
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For more information contact:
Doug Knight, President, AUPE – 780-930-3301, 780-265-6655 (cellular)
David Climenhaga, Communications Director, AUPE – 780-930-3311, 780-717-2943 (cellular)