MANY of my retired civil service friends have been calling me over the last few days to express their disappointment that their pensions this month did not reflect the annual 2% increment that retirees had received in the past few years.
Based on a recent Federal Court ruling, pensioners will not enjoy any increases until civil servants have their salary adjusted. According to the ruling, the annual 2% increase introduced in 2013 is unconstitutional and less favourable to pensioners.
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