Working time

Secretary of state for business Lord Mandelson has promised to protect the threat to the UK opt-out of the European working time directive, which restricts working time in Europe to 48 hours. Statistics show that the UK does have a culture of longer hours than the rest of Europe
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission