firefighters
Defined Benefit
The various potential routes for the government to respond to the McCloud judgment will mean some members lose out, writes Moira Warner.
21 August 2019
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
The government must find an additional £4bn of annual funding for public service pensions after it was denied leave to appeal a case concerning age discrimination.
28 June 2019
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The government will pause planned changes to public sector pensions as it faces an estimated £4bn annual bill after losing a legal battle last year.
31 January 2019
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The government did not discriminate against younger workers when it introduced transitional arrangements to the Firefighters Pension Scheme, an employment tribunal has ruled.
16 February 2017
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The National Audit Office has published its report into government failures to provide appropriately valued lump sums for some 34,000 police and firefighters - leaving some members waiting 15 years for their full entitlement.
31 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
An employment tribunal case about age discrimination against younger firefighters raises questions about intergenerational fairness in pensions, writes Michael Klimes
16 January 2017
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4 min read
