Local authority contractors will be forced to scrap the "Rule of 85" irrespective of whether they want to keep the provision, lawyers claim.
The High Court has upheld the government’s view that the rule – which allows Local Government Pension Scheme members to retire early on full benefits if their age and length of service total 85 – b...
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