The government has published its final proposals for public sector pension reform, but several unions have already deemed the offer unacceptable.
Private sector workers are six times more likely to receive a range of employee benefits such as private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection than public sector staff, research has claimed.
The Royal College of Nursing (NCN) has become the latest organisation to reject the government's proposals for public sector pension reform.
The number of teachers retiring early hit its highest point in 15 years last year as they face reform to their pension scheme.
Prime Minister David Cameron has warned of a pensions "apartheid" between the public and private sector if reforms are not pushed through for public sector workers.
Pensions minister Steve Webb has revealed the government will consult this year on how to create a "third option" for pensions beyond defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) structures.
The BBC Pension Scheme has been taken to the High Court over changes to member benefits it made last year.
Four unions and a pensioner organisation have lodged an appeal against the High Court's ruling in favour of the government change the uprating of public sector pensions.
Members of Unison have given the green light to further talks on a set of reforms to their pensions proposed by the government.