Lord Hutton

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The British Medical Association is the latest union to warn the government over proposed changes to public sector pensions.

Government reforms to public sector pensions could force more people to opt-out and abandon retirement saving, Lord Hutton is expected to say.

A crucial meeting between government and unions to discuss public sector pensions reform could be cancelled following a Treasury announcement last week, PP has learned.

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Public sector unions are gearing up for a national strike on 30 June to protest against pension changes proposed by Lord Hutton.

The government could respond to planned industrial action over public sector pension changes by strengthening anti-strike laws, business secretary Vince Cable has warned.

Tens of thousands of local government scheme members will opt-out if Lord Hutton's proposal to increase contribution rates is implemented, the Treasury has admitted.

Public sector pension reform could topple the coalition government within the next 12 months, a leading academic warns.

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has questioned the validity of Treasury cost projections for public sector scheme changes, saying it did not fully test the impact of its assumptions.