PSPA 'pleased' with union support for pension changes

Government says it's happy the unions have got behind proposed changes to the public sector pension scheme.

Changes to the Unified Scheme will go before Tynwald next week - they include a six per cent reduction in benefits and a 2.5 per cent increase in contributions. 

Unions, including Unite and Prospect, balloted their members on the changes - if they disagreed industrial action would have been taken. 

Both announced this week their members would support the new plans - chief executive of the Public Sector Pensions Authority Ian Murray says that's good news: