Public sector schemes risk collapse with contribution increase

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Government plans to increase employee contributions for state workers will lead to the collapse of public sector pension schemes, union bosses warn.

Unison say the results of a poll - conducted by YouGov - showing 58% of public sector workers would leave their pension scheme if the government upped employee contributions by 150% was evidence sc...

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