Pension crisis: Capita offers to pay for continued use of surge staff
16 Apr HR

Pension crisis: Capita offers to pay for continued use of surge staff

Around 140 staff from HMRC's Surge and Rapid Response Team are currently supporting Capita with the Civil Service Pension Scheme recovery
by Tevye Markson
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