Public sector pensions and pay far better than private sector
Latest official statistics show that both pay and pensions are far better for public sector workers than comparable private sector workers.
Q&A on Public sector pensions
Some frequently asked questions about the generosity of UK public sector pensions.
Reform of Public Sector pensions
Article written for Public Servant magazine outlining some expected developments in the public sector pensions debate.
FT letter on the injustice of unfunded public sector pensions being contracted out
Letter published in the Financial Times explaining that unfunded public sector pensions are contracted out of the national insurance system and that this is economically nonsensical, merely allowing public sector workers and employers to pay lower national insurance and passing the costs onto future taxpayers.
Prudential is advising customers to contract back in, why not abolish contracting out?
Press Release explaining why contracting out should be abolished as part of radical pension reform and most providers are already advising their clients that they should not remain contracted out.
Contracting-out has failed
Article published in Financial Adviser on 8th Sepetmber 2005, following the FSA study of contracting out, demonstrating that this has provided poor value and explaining Ros’s view that contracting out should be abolished as part of radical pension reforms in the UK.