UK - UNISON is mounting a legal challenge over the government's decision to remove an early retirement scheme available to local council workers.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has announced plans to scrap the “rule of 85”, a caveat within the Local Government Pension Scheme which allows members to retire at 60 on a full pension if thei...
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