Public sector is ‘winner' in state pension reform but LGPS could be ‘derailed'
Actuaries claim public sector workers will gain from the abolition of contracting out but unions contend it could derail public sector scheme reform.
Yesterday the government published its state pension reform white paper, in which it confirmed that contracting out will be banned from 2017 (PP Online 14 January). Unions said the reform would hit...
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