Civil service pensions

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Retirement Planner | 15 May 2012 | 10:57

Retirement Planner's round up of the week's top pension stories.

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Prospect members accept public sector pension changes

Civil servants in the Prospect union have overwhelmingly voted to accept the government’s changes to public sector pensions.

IFAonline | 15 May 2012 | 10:30
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Thousands to strike in public pensions dispute

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are expected to join a 24-hour strike on Thursday against proposed pension changes.

IFAonline | 10 May 2012 | 07:40

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Public sector pensions 'a ponzi scheme' - report

Thousands of former public sector workers have retired on pensions worth about £50,000 a year, twice the average UK age, a report from the Intergenerational Foundation has said.

IFAonline | 09 May 2012 | 08:18
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Queen's Speech to confirm public sector pension changes

The Queen's Speech will confirm the government's intention to push ahead with public sector pension reform despite opposition from major unions.

IFAonline | 09 May 2012 | 07:38
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London teachers strike over pension changes

Teachers and college lecturers in London are staging strike action today over changes to their pensions.

IFAonline | 28 Mar 2012 | 08:51
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Unions threaten strikes over final public pensions offer

The government has published its final proposals for public sector pension reform, but several unions have already deemed the offer unacceptable.

IFAonline | 09 Mar 2012 | 12:34
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Unions have ‘no appetite’ for pension strikes: Maude

Cabinet Office minister and paymaster general Francis Maude yesterday claimed unions have no appetite for industrial action over pension reforms.

IFAonline | 04 Oct 2011 | 09:39
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Armed forces pensioners hit by delay

Members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) have been underpaid by around £300 per year each.

IFAonline | 12 Aug 2011 | 13:30
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Revealed: Extra cost of 'gold-plated' public pensions

Public sector workers will have to pay up to £3,000 a year more into their pensions to keep their "gold-plated" retirement schemes, ministers are set to announce.

IFAonline | 28 Jul 2011 | 08:00
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Revealed: Public sector vs. private pensions

Tomorrow, thousands of public sector workers will strike over proposed reforms to their pensions. But just how do they compare to private sector provision?

IFAonline | 29 Jun 2011 | 14:01
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'Ponzi' public sector pensions threaten economic stability

Public sector pensions have been run like an "unstable Ponzi scheme" which threatens to impoverish future generations, according to an independent report.

IFAonline | 07 Jul 2010 | 09:54
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BCC defends Government ahead of pension strike

Bill Midgley, president of the British Chamber of Commerce , has come out in defence of the Government's agenda regarding UK civil service pensions.

IFAonline | 18 Feb 2005 | 11:21

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