Paritarian Social Funds in the Construction Industry
Pensio B
COUNTRY
BELGIUM
ADDRESS
WEBSITE
CONTACT
Tel : +32 (0) 2.209.65.06 - Daniel.vanhaeverbeke@pensiob.be
Ms. Barbara Deroose (Operations Manager)
Tel : +32 (0) 2.209.66.08 - Barbara.deroose@pensiob.be
Mr. Bernard Caroyez (Investment Manager)
Tel : +32 (0) 2.209.66.04 - bernard.caroyez@pensiob.be
General Information Employee Group Covered Eligibility Benefits Cost Sharing Employee contributions Employer contributions Vesting and Withdrawal Financing Cost-of-living adjustment Preservation, portability, transferability Information to Employees
General information
Presentation
Pensio B is the pension fund that manages the pension scheme for workers in the construction sector.
Organization
Strictly paritarian: 6 representatives of workers (CSC-BIE, Centrale générale de la FGTB aile construction,
Syndicat libéral CGSLB) and 6 representatives of employers (Confédération construction, Bouwumie, FEMA).
Regulatory framework
- Law on occupational pensions of 2003 related to the inception framework of occupational pension schemes
- Sectorial Collective Agreement of the building industry
Employee Group Covered
All blue-collars employees working in the construction industry including part-timers.
If the participant dies while still being active at work, his/her heirs (spouse, children and second degree heirs) receive a lump sum.
eligibility
Immediate eligibility to this compulsory occupational pension scheme with a one-year waiting period, and no minimum age required.
Benefits
- Retirement
Hybrid pension scheme: define contributions and cash balance with a guaranteed return of 3.25% per year. The beneficiary at retirement perceives a pension level constituted by the amount invested and accrued, unless choosing annuitization (according to mortality tables) or a survivor annuity.
Cost sharing
Cost-sharing is not required by plan rules
employee contributions
No employee contributions
employer contributions
There are two types of employer contributions:
- A contribution based on the basic salary and inactivity periods such as bad weather and sickness, between 0,2 to 2,5% of payroll by brackets of 5 years of seniority
- An additional contribution of €2000 for workers from 58 to 65 years old continuing working and who haven’t retired earlier
Vesting and Withdrawal
The beneficiary perceives his/her retirement at the age of 65 but can withdraw upon age 60.
Financing
Investment Manager. Investments are as follow: minimum 50% bonds, 30% insurance, maximum 14% equities, and the rest in real estates. Since its inception, Pensio B opted for a conservative investment strategy, which aims primarily to manage risk rather than maximizing returns. Indeed, as administrator of Pensio B, the sector's social partners wish to offer an absolute guarantee to the workers of the construction that amounts paid on their behalf, they will be well disposed to the retirement age. In this context, it is important to note that over the last three years Pensio B obtained an average yield of 5.5% per year.
Funded scheme.
cost-of-living adjustment
No cost-of-living adjustment
Preservation, portability, transferability
When leaving the professional branch, he worker can leave the reserves in the pension fund but he won’t be entitled to accrued benefits. However, the worker may also choose to leave the occupational pension fund to transfer his/her reserves to another occupation pension fund.
Information to Employees
- Annual statement of pension level
- Website where each employee can check the state of his/her constituted pension level
- Direct contact with social partners throughout the regions
- Annual report provided upon request
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