The government’s approach to reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme is unnecessarily narrow, the chair of England’s largest council pension fund has told Public Finance
Scotland’s 32 local authorities voted today to impose a two-year pay settlement on their staff after almost a year of negotiations with the trade unions failed to bring about an agreement
Scottish Government ministers should set out more details about how much public money would be available to pay for the state pension if the country votes for independence, financial experts have said
The government is to seek advice from financial markets experts to identify ‘vital’ administrative savings in the management of town hall pensions, the local government minister has announced.
The Local Government Pension Scheme is undergoing a number of changes, including greater scrutiny of valuation assumptions. Chief finance officers need to ask the right questions to avoid any...
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund is to be one of the investors in an £800m commercial development at Manchester Airport, Chancellor George Osborne has announced
Firefighters in England and Wales are to stage a second strike next week in response to what they say are ‘attacks’ by ministers on their pensions, the Fire Brigades Union announced today
There remains a ‘significant’ pay premium for workers in the public sector despite the government’s two-year freeze on wages, the Policy Exchange think-tank claimed today.
Private or voluntary firms that win outsourcing contracts for public services will be required to offer employees continued access to public sector pensions, the government has said.
An independent Scotland could choose to postpone the next scheduled rise in the UK pension age, reflecting Scotland’s lower average life expectancy, the Scottish Government said in a paper published...
Whitehall’s first attempt to spin out a service into a mutual company is on track to achieve projected savings, but was beset by early delays and governance issues, the National Audit Office said...
Councils have been criticised for ‘turning a blind eye’ when home care providers pay their staff below the minimum wage. But commissioners should and do assume that bids include wage...
The Pensions Regulator has promised ‘to take action if necessary’ to ensure public sector pension schemes are run to high standards following government reforms that will see it assuming oversight of...
Councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have had to ‘scramble’ to avoid breaking the law through paying workers less than the National Minimum Wage when it is increased next month, trade...
Nearly one-third of public sector workers are considering returning to work part-time after their retirement due to concerns over how they will be able to cope financially.
School head teachers are now able to link teachers’ pay to performance after education secretary Michael Gove confirmed the extension of this flexibility from academies to maintained schools in...
Scotland’s 32 local authorities have offered council workers a 1% pay rise for 2014/15 on top of the same increase given to staff in the current financial year.