Unchanged: contribution

Unilever’s contribution to your pension remains high; your own contribution is relatively small.

As of 1 January 2027, the contribution towards your pension will amount to a maximum of 33.4% of the so-called ‘pensionable salary base’. The pensionable salary base is your gross salary minus a threshold amount, which is linked to the state pension (AOW) you will receive from the Dutch government.

You will continue to pay a relatively small personal contribution of 3% on your pensionable salary base. Unilever will continue to cover the majority of the contribution—namely, the remainder up to the maximum of 33.4%.

No additional payments or reimbursements between Unilever and the Forward pension scheme will take place. (This is only applicable to the Progress scheme, which is why pensions under that scheme cannot be reduced in the future.)