Ministers are being urged to end the hypocrisy that allows government to alter workers' retirement ages but forbids private sector employers doing the same.
Barnett Waddingham says despite increasing longevity and mounting costs, employers are prohibited from tweaking rules – under section 73 of the 1995 Pensions Act – that may affect accrued benefits....
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