CIPD urges preparation for potential swine flu outbreak

Employers must be ready to respond to a potential swine flu pandemic, the CIPD has warned.Senior public policy adviser Ben Willmott advised firms to “put in place strategies to allow them to run on skeleton staff levels” in case of an outbreak of the virus in the UK.
 

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