final-salary
Britishadjective
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For example, were interest rates to fall again or should company profits fall, this could put pressure on the longevity of employers' final-salary schemes, which could close.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2018
Conventional DC schemes are well established: most companies with old-style final-salary schemes have already enrolled new employees in them.
From Economist ● Jun. 5, 2014
LONDON—U.K. public-sector workers should be switched from lucrative final-salary pension schemes to ones based on their average earnings to help reduce the burden on the government's finances, an independent report recommended Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2011
If it is a final-salary scheme it is generally best left there.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2010
Just as a final-salary obligation is a burden for the public purse, so private-sector pensions weigh on corporate profits.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2010
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