We expect to move to the new pension plan on January 1, 2028. Under the new pension plan, your pension will move with developments in the financial markets. As a result, your pension benefit may increase or decrease in the future. This is called a variable pension. But what exactly does this mean, and what will you notice?

The board of Mars Pension Fund has completed its review of the Transition Plan and accepted the assignment from Mars and the Works Councils to implement the new pension plan. This marks an important milestone on the path to the new pension plan.

The start of Mars Pension Fund’s new pension plan as per January 1, 2027 was not feasible. Mars Pension Fund is now expected to introduce the new pension plan on January 1, 2028.

Our pension administrator has concluded that the start of Mars Pension Fund’s new pension plan as per January 1, 2027 is not feasible. Mars Pension Fund will set a new date and inform you accordingly.

In the run-up to the new pension plan, the pension fund surveyed how you feel about investment risks. Board member Paul van Bree explains how the fund used the outcomes.

On March 28, we hosted webinars on the most important changes in the new pension plan (in Dutch). The recordings as well as an English version of the presentation for ARP/ASP members and a Q&A document are now up on MyMarsPension.

We are hosting a webinar on Friday, March 28, to take you through the most important changes in the new pension plan – in Dutch only.

Mars and the Works Council have made agreements with each other about a new pension plan. These are laid out in a Transition Plan.

Mars and the Works Council have made agreements with each other about a new pension plan. These are laid out in a transition plan, which will be posted on the website in mid-February.

Talking is Fred Nieuwland, chairman of the Mars Pension Fund board: “Currently, all parties are working on the transition plan, which should be completed by the end of the year.”