Link Pension Trustees fined £104,000 over McDonald's scheme failures

James Phillips
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The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has handed Link Pension Trustees fines totalling £103,750 for multiple breaches of pensions law in relation to the McDonald's Franchisee Pension Scheme.

The defined contribution (DC) master trust provides benefits for 148 members of staff at 32 McDonald's franchises, but is independent from the overall McDonald's corporation, and has seven active m...

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