
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) on Monday said it will freeze pension plans for about 20,000 U.S. salaried workers, and supplementary pension benefits for 700 employees who became executives before 2011.
In total, the Boston-headquartered company expects the freeze to cut its pension deficit by approximately USD 5 Billion to USD 8 Billion and net debt by about USD 4 Billion to USD 6 Billion.
According to the Pension Rights Center, a pension freeze puts a hold on new benefits from accruing to a retirement account. GE said the 20,000 workers affected by the change won’t accrue additional benefits nor make employee contributions after January 1, 2021.
The Company said the freeze won’t impact GE retirees already collecting pension benefits or employees with production benefits. GE’s pension plan has been closed to new entrants since 2012.
“Returning GE to a position of strength has required us to make several difficult decisions, and today’s decision to freeze the pension is no exception. We carefully weighed market trends and our strategic priority to improve our financial position with the impact to our employees. We are committed to helping our employees through this transition,” said Kevin Cox, Chief Human Resources Officer.
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