Visteon

A group of MPs have tabled a parliamentary motion urging the government to ensure Ford meets the pension losses of former Visteon employees.

Ford has clashed with unions over plans to shut its UK defined benefit scheme to new members.

The union-based Visteon pension legal challenge, which accuses Ford of providing employees with misleading pensions advice, will be heard in October or November next year.

Pension campaigners will meet with Euro MPs next week to discuss the fall-out from the collapse of car parts manufacturer Visteon.

Campaigners for Visteon workers who lost their pensions when the car parts manufacturer collapsed have taken their fight to the European Parliament.

Visteon campaigners will descend on parliament on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the firm's demise and put pressure on former employer Ford over pensions.

Unite has issued details of the legal action it is taking against Ford over the pensions advice it gave to former employees.

Unite will start a legal challenge against Ford this week over alleged mis-selling of pensions to former employees who transferred to the collapsed Visteon Pension Scheme.

Jenna Towler discusses the challenges ahead for the Visteon victims

Campaigners from Visteon Pension Action Group are to meet MP Stephen Metcalfe tomorrow to discuss their grievances against Visteon and Ford.