So, Where's "Mutual Agreement" On This Pension Form?

Pensions and Employment speak different languages and as an employer it's important to have a team working for you that understands both.

A recent example arose in the Pensions Ombudsman case of Mr. O (PO-7782).

Mr O worked for a local authority. Following an outsourcing and TUPE he was transferred to Capita Secure Information Solutions Limited. Unsurprisingly, Capita had some cost-cutting targets to meet and notified the Service Desk staff to say that there might need to be staffing reductions.

The staff in question were members of the Local Government Pension Scheme. This provides expensive-to-fund unreduced pension benefits where a member who is 55 or over:

• is made redundant;