Covid-19: Dealing with a contributions crisis

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As the Covid-19 crisis sees employers seeking changes or suspensions to deficit contributions, Richard Knight looks at how schemes should respond to such requests.

In the current circumstances, many sponsoring employers will undoubtedly be experiencing acute financial difficulties, and both employers and trustees may be required to take urgent action. We a...

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