UK - About 15,000 part-time "retained" firefighters will now have access to the Firefighters Pension Scheme following a landmark discrimination ruling by the House of Lords.
The house upheld an appeal brought by 12 retained firefighters from Kent and Berkshire on the grounds that their exclusion from the scheme because of their part-time status was unlawful. The hou...
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