Local councils could leave themselves open to maladministration claims if they adopt blanket policies on discretionary pension payments for redundant workers, a lawyer warns.
Authorities with a blanket policy on giving additional pension benefits to redundant employees could land councils in trouble with the Pension Ombudsman because the law requires them to consider ea...
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