Construction workers march for pensions rights

CONSTRUCTION workers will today march on the offices of Social and Family Affairs Minister Seamus Brennan demanding an end to widespread non-compliance with the industry pension scheme.

SIPTU construction branch secretary Eric Fleming said Mr Brennan had failed to protect construction workers’ pensions, while many employers ignore the industry’s mandatory scheme.

The Construction Federation Operatives Pension Scheme (CFOPS) is the subject of an extensive Pensions Board review after revelations in the Irish Examiner last year that thousands of construction workers were being cheated out of pensions and sickness entitlements by employers.