Public Service Pensions

A photo of Anita Anand speaking at AccelerateGOV 2024

Union and Canada’s Treasury Board clash over pension surplus amid allegations of ‘misleading information’

Anita Anand, the president of the Treasury Board of Canada, has accused a federal public service union of sharing “misleading information” about public service pensions. On 25 November, Anand announced […]

Ontario’s Pay Equity Office unveils a hidden inequality in new report on the gender pension gap

A new groundbreaking research paper, Understanding the Gender Pension Gap in Canada, published by Ontario’s Pay Equity Office with Dr Elizabeth Shilton, long-time feminist litigator, labour lawyer, and pension expert, […]

UK civil service data shows gaping gender pension gap, says auditor

There is 47% gender pay gap in pensions in the UK civil service, according to analysis published by government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) today. The report, Public […]

UK Supreme Court ruling set to boost pensions for 4m public servants

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court on judges’ and firefighters’ pensions could have enormous implications for the wider public sector. In 2018, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and […]

Philippines to let officials retire at 56

Legislation to lower the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56 in the Philippines has been voted through, with overwhelming support from the House of Representatives for […]

UK head of the civil service retires due to ill health

Sir Jeremy Heywood has announced that he is standing down as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. Heywood has been cabinet secretary since 2012 and headed up the […]

Russian retirement ages to rise as demographics squeeze pensions pot

Russia has announced a rise in the retirement age, with the goal of avoiding deficits in the state pension fund as the proportion of pensioners to taxpayers grows within an […]

Hong Kong raises civil service retirement age to 65

The retirement age for civil servants in Hong Kong is to be raised by five years, the government’s Executive Council has confirmed. Civilian grade civil servants who joined the government […]

US senators slam pension cuts as ‘draconian’

Twenty-six senators have urged Office of Personnel Management director Jeff Pon to reverse his proposals to slash retirement benefits for current and future federal retirees. Pon proposed the changes to […]

Reshaping pensions: President Macron’s ambitious plans

France has a complex, inequitable pensions system; and a powerful, well dug-in set of unions. The president’s stated goals have put him on a collision course with both: David Whitehouse […]