The pumpkin carving is really getting better each year the artwork is breathtaking the stencilling is magnificent soon you will be able to buy pre carved pumpkins..
So my Dad worked from age 16 to 65. Paid tax and NI all through career.
He now gets state pension, less than ยฃ1k every 4 weeks.
He has ยฃ170,000 in his private pension. Can take 25% interest free but then pay 48%(!!) on the rest. How the fuck is the govt entitled to that?!! ๐ก๐ก
Council worker sues for discrimination after he was made redundant three days before his 55th birthday - costing him his ยฃ350k pension
Lee Henley, 57, worked for Thurrock Council for 35 years and was made redundant on 22 July 2024, three days before his 55th birthday.
That timing meant he missed out on an immediate full pension worth around ยฃ350,000.
The council was effectively bankrupt with ยฃ1.5 billion in debt and shortened the consultation period while he was on holiday.
An employment tribunal dismissed his age discrimination claim, finding the shorter process applied to everyone and granting the pension would have cost frontline services more than ยฃ350,000.
So this is what loyal service gets you!
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