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  • Andy_L wrote: »
    The same as anyone who's taken a ~13% pay cut
    In the private sector 7% is pretty typical. Though if you're less fortunate it could be zilch.

    Personally I think the private sector should be forced to increase their benefits, the public sector should reduce their's to sustainable levels, and they meet in the middle.

    The current two-tier system cannot be sustained indefinitely.
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    In the private sector 7% is pretty typical. Though if you're less fortunate it could be zilch.

    Personally I think the private sector should be forced to increase their benefits, the public sector should reduce their's to sustainable levels, and they meet in the middle.

    The current two-tier system cannot be sustained indefinitely.

    7% typical ?

    Thought more like 0%, 3% or 4% - seem to apply to most SMEs

    nb and new Gov't scheme is a 'con' as most people won't save enough to receive a pension greater than the pension credit!!!
  • 7% typical ?

    Thought more like 0%, 3% or 4% - seem to apply to most SMEs
    7% is a figure I've seen bandied about, but I couldn't vouch for its accuracy myself. I presume it isn't a mean being horribly skewed by CEOs and board members busily defrauding shareholders...

    Anyway, if you get 10% in the private sector you're lucky. 0% is rather common.
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