Comments on: Exploding Public Sector Pensions Myths – Part 4 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/exploding-public-sector-pensions-myths-part-4/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Media Myths About Civil & Public Services - The Index « Cherie’s Place http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/exploding-public-sector-pensions-myths-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 Media Myths About Civil & Public Services - The Index « Cherie’s Place Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:09:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2610#comment-5401 [...] Exploding Public Sector Pensions Myths Part 4 MYTH # 3. The discrepancy between private and public sector pensions needs to be tackled by punishing the public sector [...] [...] Exploding Public Sector Pensions Myths Part 4 MYTH # 3. The discrepancy between private and public sector pensions needs to be tackled by punishing the public sector [...]

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/exploding-public-sector-pensions-myths-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5229 CherryPie Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:42:24 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2610#comment-5229 We had quite a lot of positive responses on the picket lines and from passers by but of course the odd there were some negative ones too. We had quite a lot of positive responses on the picket lines and from passers by but of course the odd there were some negative ones too.

]]> By: jams O'Donnell http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/exploding-public-sector-pensions-myths-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5225 jams O'Donnell Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:06:54 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2610#comment-5225 AH well let;s see how we are pilloried in the pres today! AH well let;s see how we are pilloried in the pres today!

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/exploding-public-sector-pensions-myths-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5221 CherryPie Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:04:44 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2610#comment-5221 For Civil Servants they were happy to accept a lower wage throughout their working life because they had the guarantee that it would be offset when they received their pension in later life. Now the government propose to alter the rules and rip up contractual agreements. For Civil Servants they were happy to accept a lower wage throughout their working life because they had the guarantee that it would be offset when they received their pension in later life.

Now the government propose to alter the rules and rip up contractual agreements.

]]> By: Steve Hayes http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/exploding-public-sector-pensions-myths-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5220 Steve Hayes Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:55:21 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2610#comment-5220 When our pension scheme (at a university) switched from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution, many people raged that the government insisted that pension funds hold a certain proportion of their assets in less volatile investments. Pensions were losing out because of red tape, they cried. But if you retire in the middle of a recession, the boot is on the other foot. When our pension scheme (at a university) switched from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution, many people raged that the government insisted that pension funds hold a certain proportion of their assets in less volatile investments. Pensions were losing out because of red tape, they cried. But if you retire in the middle of a recession, the boot is on the other foot.

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