Short service refund ban to cost scheme members

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Employers will pass on the cost of the abolition of short service refunds (SSRs) to employees, experts warn.

The government announced its intention to ban SSRs in a consultation paper two years ago (PP Online, 15 December 2011). B&CE head of policy Darren Philp (pictured) said employers have been encou...

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