Builders plan pension protest

HUNDREDS of angry building workers are expected to march on Government buildings today in protest at construction companies which are failing to pay pension contributions for their workers.

Although the Construction Federation Operatives Pension Schemes (CFOPS) is mandatory, up to 50,000 workers are being denied their pension entitlements as companies fail to register and pay contributions for their employees.

Under the CFOPS scheme builders receive sickness benefits and their families are entitled to a mortality benefit of more than €60,000 in the case of a fatality.