Public Sector Pensions Reform

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) discriminated against younger judges by forcing them to leave their final salary scheme while protecting older judges, an employment tribunal has ruled.

An employment tribunal case about age discrimination against younger firefighters raises questions about intergenerational fairness in pensions, writes Michael Klimes

Unfunded public sector pensions will see contributions from employers increase at the end of this parliament according to the Chancellor's Budget.

The Government has announced it will fully index public service pensions for workers reaching State Pension Age from April 2016 to 5 December 2018.

A series of system and communication errors led to delayed pension payments to civil servants after administration was moved to MyCSP, a National Audit Office (NAO) report says.

State pension reform could cost local authorities and public sector contractors £1bn if the government forces them to pay for inflation protection, according to Mercer.

MPs have criticised the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) over its communication of pension reforms and called for urgent changes to the information being sent to people approaching retirement.

Hymans Robertson has appointed David Walker as head of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investments and William Marshall as head of LGPS investment clients.

Michaela Berry and Katharine Swire take a look at the consultation into capping of public sector exit payments

The decision to increase public sector employee pension contributions is expected to net the Treasury an extra £2.9bn in 2014-15, according to official figures.