Age-Day – focus on DB schemes


It is now only a matter of weeks until the new Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force on “Age-Day” (1 October 2006). Although the Regulations automatically exempt a number of pension practices from being discriminatory, there are areas where employers and scheme trustees may be exposed to the risk of a discrimination claim. In this News, we highlight some of the more significant issues which defined benefit (DB) schemes commonly have to consider.

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