Reaction: Christmas comes early for public sector workers
The outline deal between government and unions on public sector workers is like ‘Christmas come early for public sector workers', Barnett Waddingham says.
The actuarial firm - which advises a quarter of local government pension schemes - said the move to a higher accrual rate with a lower revaluation rate would give people "more for more" in the short term....
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