Severance pay, wages and pensionsTrue reform means giving people freedom of choice: severance pay included in this month’s pay packet today, or tax-free in a fund tomorrowPension funds can be a useful tool, but you cannot call it ‘pension reform’ when it essentially just decides who will manage savings that workers were already obliged to set aside. Points for considerationbyMarco Leonardi9 OCT 26
AnalysisTransferring severance pay to pension funds won’t save pensions; young people need it in their pay packets todayMandatorily withholding a further portion of remuneration to hand it over to intermediaries who will manage it for forty years cannot be the only answer. Illusions to avoidbyMarco Leonardi22 JUL 26