Pension and Benefits Committee

The Pension & Benefits Committee, consisting of up to five members including the Chair, keeps RTO members informed about pension and benefit matters and seeks improvements on their behalf. It reviews key documents like the Teachers’ Pension Fund reports, stays updated on relevant information, and proposes changes through the RTO Executive. The committee provides updates through newsletter articles and the RTO website, pursues provincial discounts for members, and performs other tasks as assigned by the Executive.

2024-2025 Pension and Benefits Committee: Brian Noble, Ann Jessome, Nancy Doyle, Mickey Gouthro (Chair: 2024-2025), Missing from Photo: Jack Boyd

Chair 2024-2025, Mickey Gouthro

Member, Brian Noble

Member, Nancy Doyle

Member, Ann Jessome

Member, Jack Boyd

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Mandate of the Pension and Benefits Committee

  • The Pension & Benefits Committee shall be chaired by the elected Pension Committee member
  • There shall be a maximum of five members on this Committee
  • Report through the Chair
  • Elected for a one-year term with a second term possible
  • Review each annual actuarial valuation
  • Publish, at regular intervals, Pension & Benefits information for the membership via The Retired Teacher
  • Thoroughly review each “Comprehensive Review” of the Pension Fund
  • Review NSTU Council Resolutions related to the Pension Plan and make such recommendations as deemed appropriate
  • Propose Pension & Benefit changes to the NSTU Pension Committee via the RTO Executive
  • Upon invitation, participate in the annual meeting between the NSTU Insurance Trustees and the RTO Executive
  • Keep informed of the workings of the NSTU Pension Committee via the RTO member on the Committee
  • Study and report on items referred by the RTO Executive