The budget change to the indexing of pensions from retail price index (RPI) to consumer prices index (CPI) slashes the average public sector pension by at least £650 a year, the Trades Union Congress says.
A group of consumers has warned the department for work and pensions a "too broad" review of the 2012 reforms would compromise the "hard-won consensus" on auto-enrolment.
Nick Clegg has slammed "unreformed gold plated" public sector pensions after a report revealed taxpayer spending on them will more than double by 2014/15.
The department for work and pensions has published a note for employers detailing the risk sharing options available under current legislation.
The expected charging structure for the National Employment Savings Trust has received a mixed reaction.
The final set of regulations governing the Financial Assistance Scheme has been laid before parliament.
Public sector pensions have recorded a surge in membership while numbers in private sector defined benefit schemes has declined, Office for National Statistics data shows.
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Delegates at the Trades Union Congress conference have backed a motion calling on steel giant Corus to stop plans to cut defined benefit pensions.