In return he agreed to give up his right to a pension.

A year later, a general strike occurred within the marble industry for the right to a pension.

If you have earned the right to a pension, you can't lose it.

Private sector employers love the fact that their employees have no right to a pension within their contracts.

The party also favours reform of the government pensions: after 45 years of employment one should get the right to a pension.

Moreover, the information service for workers and pensioners about their right to a pension should be regulated throughout Europe, to enhance it in every possible way.

Ehrmann right to a pension was not recognized, and his wealth and properties were not returned to him.

Guarantees are also given that they will be informed of their right to a pension and the rules which exist in the EU when they move.

A worker's right to a pension in a defined benefit plan represents a contingent and hence uncertain financial obligation to the employer sponsoring the plan.

It is vital we look at the effect the gender pay gap has on pensions for women; in many cases, a woman's right to a pension results from her marital status.

The right to a pension was reduced from thirty years service to twenty-six years service and widows were awarded a pension of 10 shillings [50p].

He consequently held that the applicants were entitled to a hearing before a decision was taken to terminate their employment and so destroy their right to a pension upon retirement.

So the right to a pension or endowment is a far cry from any power of possession over means of production, or positive influence over the allocation of resources.

The oral amendment tabled by Mr Fatuzzo to our Amendment No 16 talks about the Commission's support for guaranteeing the right to a pension.

Nevertheless, frontier workers are often in extraordinarily difficult positions and, in taking the initiative to work across the border, lose quite fundamental rights, including basic entitlements such as the right to a pension.

At the same time, the consequences of the benefits gained by employers include the waste of public finances and distorted competition in the economic sector, depriving illegal workers of any social insurance or right to a pension.

Here is how the process has been working: An employee who is a member of one of the retirement systems must be in city service "immediately prior" to retirement in order to acquire any vested right to a pension.

He had worked the same hours, on the same farm for nine years but he was paid as a casual labourer, and so had no right to a pension, to notice pay - not even to the right of appeal.

After seeking the right to a pension as an heir to the Mexican throne, he was awarded one by the Emperor Franz Joseph, Emperor Maximilian's brother; Don Salvador regularly petitioned to have it increased.

I feel that Europe must be close to its citizens, not just in terms of the economy but also when they have finished working and have a right to a pension which allows them to live comfortably even when they are too old to continue working.

Let us be clear, it is still important that workers should be able, if they so wish, to prolong their working life within the existing legal framework of each Member State, but the right to a pension at the legal age must be safeguarded.

If you have not worked regularly at some time since 1978 because you have had to stay at home to care for either a child or a sick or elderly person you may have protected your right to a pension by claiming HRP.

Eighthly, the transferability of pensions is one of the most sensitive issues in this area, because pensions constitute a major obstacle to mobility, and workers who have acquired rights to a pension in their Member State could risk being unable to transfer these rights.

The adoption of this report is a clear signal to the governments of the EU Member States to support the spouses of self-employed people, to guarantee them the right to a pension, paid holidays, maternity or paternity leave and to help them reintegrate into the labour market.

- (PL) Madam President, millions of people are staying in Europe illegally, and they are tolerated because they are a source of cheap labour, they do not acquire rights to a pension or to health care, and they cannot voluntarily pursue their rights through the courts.