UK - Retail giant John Lewis is giving employees the choice of closing the defined benefit scheme to new members or having their bonuses cut.
John Lewis, which operates as a partnership, blamed rising pension costs for the fall in its interim profits. Pre-tax profits fell to £34m from £44m while pension costs jumped 14% to £33m. Ch...
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