THE PENSION PROMISE: REGULATING EMPLOYER CONDUCT

In an earlier article entitled 'The Pension Promise: Pension Benefits and the Employment Contract'1 we explored the extent to which pension benefits are incorporated into the employment contract. We presented three possible ways of understanding the relationship between pension benefits and the employment contract and considered the difficulties associated with each approach. The intention was for these to serve as frameworks, which could then structure and support the relevant discussions and debates as to how best to regulate employer conduct in a pension context. In this article we look at the regulatory mechanisms presented within each framework and at how these function in the context of pension matters.