Tag Archives: gold-plated

Sadly – many nurses can’t afford their “gold-plated” pensions.

Posted on August 28, 2023 by henry tapper

“The Government can get people back to work – and also reduce taxpayer costs – by allowing all public sector workers to choose higher pay today, in exchange for a lower DB pension in retirement” – John Ralfe This is … Continue reading →

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Sadly – many nurses can’t afford their “gold-plated” pensions.

Posted on December 17, 2022 by henry tapper

“The Government can get people back to work – and also reduce taxpayer costs – by allowing all public sector workers to choose higher pay today, in exchange for a lower DB pension in retirement” – John Ralfe This is … Continue reading →

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Five moral reasons I didn’t take my DB transfer.

Posted on December 31, 2016 by henry tapper

Jo Cumbo (my journalist of the year) has finished 2016 with a fascinating article on what (her sub editor?) describes as “a stampede to cash in gold-plated final salary schemes“. I felt angry – a little bit “dirt” when I’d … Continue reading →

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