February 2020
Public Sector Pension Brief
21/Feb/2020
Age Discrimination
Public sector pensions reforms ‘transitional protection’ against age discrimination
In December 2018, the Court of Appeal ruled that the ‘transitional protection’ offered to some members as part of the 2015 public sector pension reforms amounts to unlawful age discrimination. At the time the Government said it would seek permission to appeal this decision. However on the 27th June 2019 the Government was denied leave to appeal the pension’s age discrimination ruling by the Supreme Court.
Government concedes age discrimination will need to be remedied across all public sector pension schemes
The current position is that interim declarations has been made by the Employment Tribunals in respect of the firefighters and Read More…
Public sector pensions reforms ‘transitional protection’ against age discrimination
In December 2018, the Court of Appeal ruled that the ‘transitional protection’ offered to some members as part of the 2015 public sector pension reforms amounts to unlawful age discrimination. At the time the Government said it would seek permission to appeal this decision. However on the 27th June 2019 the Government was denied leave to appeal the pension’s age discrimination ruling by the Supreme Court.
Government concedes age discrimination will need to be remedied across all public sector pension schemes
The current position is that interim declarations has been made by the Employment Tribunals in respect of the firefighters and Read More…