Unions attack exam chiefs AQA over DB scheme changes

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Union bosses have branded executive managers at an exam board "hypocrites" for axing defined benefit pensions for staff but retaining them for senior management.

Unite said the decision by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance executive board to move 433 of its staff from the AQA defined benefit pension scheme to a defined contribution arrangement had ...

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