Ian Paul McKavney v Serco Group Plc & Ors
The appellant was not entitled to early payment of his SPLAS pension because his employment was transferred under TUPE, not terminated by redundancy or reorganisation as required by the scheme rules. The rules, properly construed in light of the PPR and the scheme's purpose, did not provide for immediate pension payment on transfer or subsequent redundancy from a non-associated employer. The Ombudsman’s determination was correct in law.
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- Interpretation of pension scheme rules
- Protected persons regulations
- Tupe transfers and pension rights
- Early retirement benefits
- Redundancy and reorganisation in pension context