Part-timers' victory
Part-timers' victory
Unions yesterday claimed victory in the latest stage in their battle to win pension rights for part-time workers. The Law Lords decided to refer 24 test cases to the European Court of Justice. Around 60,000 workers are claiming backdated pension payments from company schemes previously closed to them by their part-time status.
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