One in four council workers already opt out of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with the lowest participation rates in the country at just 46%, figures show.
Figures from the GMB union on LGPS participation rates - obtained from 118 councils via Freedom of Information Act requests - reveal a quarter of employees are not in the scheme. The lowest part...
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