Labour faces £6bn claim in pensions test case - papers 25th Oct

Amicus has called on the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to fast-track its decision on whether the government provided adequate protection for 1,000 workers who lost their pensions in the collapse of Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) three years ago, says the paper. If Amicus — which is joined in the claim by Community, the union that represents steel and textile workers — wins the action, the government is likely to face claims from workers who lost their pensions when their companies collapsed. These claims could date back to 1983 and involve more than 100,000 workers. STEPHEN TIMMS, the ...