Like Zero I've already had this in the private sector. Final salary (DB) scheme first closed to new entrants, then closed to further accruals for those already in it, and future increases on the accrued defined benefits linked to CPI rather than RPI.
Currently the employer is making comparatively generous contributions to the replacement defined contribution (DC) scheme, (though worth much less in pension terms than the defunct DB scheme) but they may well decide to reduce that when the rules in 2012/13 default all employees into the DC scheme, which will increase the costs significantly.
Where there is no collective bargaining negotiation doesn't some into it. Basically they can do what they want.
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