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Civil Service Pensions
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altocumulus wrote: »If you are a member of a Union they should be able to provide some basic advice ?
I know what you mean, but unions cannot give advice any more than anyone else unless they are an IFA.
They can help the OP find the relevant information in the scheme information.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
Have you tried asking colleagues?
Surely not everyone working in the Public Sector is completely ignorant about their pensions?
I think that you will find that ignorance of pensions is rife amongst the population in general.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
Every time I see this remark I remember the utter uselessness of my own union on this issue. And on almost all others, come to that.
As I understand unions, most representatives are volunteers. Pensions are, as you know, not easy to understand so the level of help will very much depend on the representatives available.
I suspect that in most workplaces knowledge about pensions from colleagues is best sought from those about a year from retirement who will have suddly shown some interest in the topic.
.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0
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