Lord Hutton

Predictions 1% of LGPS employees will opt out of the scheme if contributions rates increase are inaccurate and a result of Treasury failure to listen to stakeholders, employers say.

The Fair Deal policy for public sector workers should be maintained due to its success in preventing industrial action, the GMB union told delegates.

Senior local government officials have written to government minister Eric Pickles warning that maintaining a final salary link for past service in LGPS is unfair to local council taxpayers.

Senior local government officials have written to government minister Eric Pickles warning him maintaining a final salary link for past service in LGPS is unfair to local council taxpayers.

The government must take "urgent" action to clarify public sector reforms and end the uncertainty engulfing its plans, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

Lord Hutton has warned the momentum of public sector pension reform could suffer because his commission was disbanded immediately after delivering its report.

Department for Work and Pensions employees are set to ballot for strike action over changes to their pensions recommended in Lord Hutton's commission report.

Head teachers have overwhelmingly voted to hold a ballot over national strike action in response to pensions changes recommended in the Hutton Report.

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Increasing public sector employee contribution rates is threatening a surge in opt-outs - putting Lord Hutton's call for affordable reforms at risk, a lawyer warns.