Laurence O'Brien

Recent trends in public sector pay

Report

How has public sector pay changed in recent years? Which type of workers have done better and which have done worse?

26 March 2024

Gap between higher- and lower-paid public sector workers falls by more than a third since 2007 as doctors and experienced teachers have faced unprecedented pay cuts

Press Release

How has public sector pay changed in recent years? Which type of workers have done better and which have done worse?

26 March 2024

Staff and students meeting in the office

IFS recruitment event 2023

Event 11 October 2023 at 17:00

At this event we offered an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.

Challenges for the UK pension system: the case for a pensions review

Report

This report makes the case that economic and policy changes in the last two decades necessitate a comprehensive review of the UK pension system.

20 April 2023

Major new pensions review warns of substantial risks to finances of future generations of pensioners

Press Release

A substantial new Pensions Review will determine what needs to be done to secure decent retirement outcomes for future generations of pensioners.

20 April 2023

A reduced discount rate for public sector pensions will add billions to employer costs

Comment

A reduction in the UK’s long-term growth prospects means that public service pension promises will be costlier to meet in future.

6 April 2023

The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68

Comment

There are reports that the government will no longer increase the state pension age between 2037-39. We examine the key considerations for this delay.

25 March 2023

A photo of a woman saving money into a jar

What drives how much workers are saving in their pensions?

Event 8 March 2023 at 10:00 100 St John Street, London EC1M 4EH

This event, hosted by the Nuffield Foundation, launched a series of new reports investigating the drivers of pension saving among workers.

Data on private pension saving in UK surveys

Report

This report documents the quality of private pension saving data collected in UK household surveys.

8 March 2023

The gender gap in pension saving

Report

We document disparities in pension incomes and pension saving between men and women in the UK, and analyse the drivers behind these gaps.

8 March 2023

For the first time, men and women reaching the state pension age now have similar state pension incomes; but gender gaps in private pension income will persist for decades

Press Release

Gender gaps in pension saving are almost entirely driven by differences in labour market patterns.

8 March 2023

The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving

Working Paper

This paper estimates the responsiveness of private pension saving to tax incentives for employees in England and Wales.

24 February 2023

When and why do employees change their pension saving?

Report

We analyse how employees’ pension saving responds to changes in earnings and employer, tax incentives, and major life events.

24 February 2023

Employees do not increase pension contribution rates even when they get a big pay rise, missing an opportunity to help secure their retirement incomes

Press Release

Neither big pay rises, nor paying off the mortgage, nor increased tax incentives result in employees increasing their retirement saving.

24 February 2023

They see me automatically enrolling. They saving?

Comment

Are people saving enough for retirement? What can pension saving teach us about how people make economic decisions?

1 December 2022

Pay, pensions & pressures on public services

Event 25 October 2022 at 13:00

Higher inflation is causing budgetary challenges in the NHS, schools, local government, and beyond.

Pay, pensions & pressures on public services

Presentation

Higher inflation is causing budgetary challenges in the NHS, schools, local government, and beyond.

25 October 2022

Public spending, pay and pensions

Report

The public sector pay settlements announced this July will pose severe budgetary challenges for many areas of government.

8 October 2022

Even if real pay is cut by 5%, public sector workforce may need to be cut by more than 200,000 by 2024 to stay within current spending plans

Press Release

Public sector workers will receive pay awards of around 5% this year, on average.

8 October 2022

How did increasing the state pension age from 65 to 66 affect household incomes?

Report

We quantify the impact of increasing the state pension age from 65 to 66 on household incomes, poverty and public finances, after – in particular – ta

20 June 2022

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Recent trends in public sector pay

Gap between higher- and lower-paid public sector workers falls by more than a third since 2007 as doctors and experienced teachers have faced unprecedented pay cuts

IFS recruitment event 2023

Challenges for the UK pension system: the case for a pensions review

Major new pensions review warns of substantial risks to finances of future generations of pensioners

A reduced discount rate for public sector pensions will add billions to employer costs

The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68

What drives how much workers are saving in their pensions?

Data on private pension saving in UK surveys

The gender gap in pension saving

For the first time, men and women reaching the state pension age now have similar state pension incomes; but gender gaps in private pension income will persist for decades

The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving

When and why do employees change their pension saving?

Employees do not increase pension contribution rates even when they get a big pay rise, missing an opportunity to help secure their retirement incomes

They see me automatically enrolling. They saving?

Pay, pensions & pressures on public services

Pay, pensions & pressures on public services

Public spending, pay and pensions

Even if real pay is cut by 5%, public sector workforce may need to be cut by more than 200,000 by 2024 to stay within current spending plans

How did increasing the state pension age from 65 to 66 affect household incomes?

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