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Northern Ireland pensions bill criticised by NIPSA union | |
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A bill to make major changes to public sector pensions has been criticised by the union NIPSA. | A bill to make major changes to public sector pensions has been criticised by the union NIPSA. |
The bill was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday. | The bill was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday. |
The Public Service Pensions Bill aims to move pensions to a model based on average earnings with the pension age linked to state pension age. | The Public Service Pensions Bill aims to move pensions to a model based on average earnings with the pension age linked to state pension age. |
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said it was "a complex piece of legislation in its scope and its impact". | Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said it was "a complex piece of legislation in its scope and its impact". |
However, Bumper Graham of NIPSA said it was "bad news for almost a quarter of a million public servants". | However, Bumper Graham of NIPSA said it was "bad news for almost a quarter of a million public servants". |
He added: "They've been paying more for their pensions and still have to pay more and now it's been confirmed they're going to have to work a lot longer to get a much reduced pension. | He added: "They've been paying more for their pensions and still have to pay more and now it's been confirmed they're going to have to work a lot longer to get a much reduced pension. |
"But it's not just 250,000 public servants who are affected, they're going to have to work an extra eight years at least - that's a fifth of their working life - and that's going to deny young people employment opportunities by the fact that public servants are going to have to work a lot longer to get their pensions." | "But it's not just 250,000 public servants who are affected, they're going to have to work an extra eight years at least - that's a fifth of their working life - and that's going to deny young people employment opportunities by the fact that public servants are going to have to work a lot longer to get their pensions." |
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the state retirement age would go up to 68 sometime in the mid-2030s. | Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the state retirement age would go up to 68 sometime in the mid-2030s. |
On Tuesday, the DUP's Paul Girvan said that if the Stormont assembly had not moved on public service pensions "Northern Ireland would have to foot the bill". | On Tuesday, the DUP's Paul Girvan said that if the Stormont assembly had not moved on public service pensions "Northern Ireland would have to foot the bill". |
The bill was passed by 77 votes to 13. | The bill was passed by 77 votes to 13. |
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