High Court rules against cutting future BBC DB benefits

BBC will not be able to cut DB member benefits but can make other rule changes in the future

Jasmine Urquhart
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The High Court has ruled that the BBC cannot cut future benefits for members of its £19.8bn defined benefit (DB) scheme but can make other changes without employees’ consent.

The ruling, handed down on Friday (28 July), means the future service benefits of employees who joined the company before 1 December 2010 (members of the DB scheme) will not be curtailed.  To re...

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