States employees' pension change

Public employees in Jersey who retire early will not receive their full benefits under planned changes to the States pension system.

If States employees currently retire between 60 and 64, before the normal retirement age of 65, they can still claim their full benefit.

But under the changes proposed by Policy and Resources this would stop.

The change will only affect people joining the States from 1 January 2006 and not those currently working.

The States is considering options to deal with a deficit of more than £78m.

Senator Terry Le Sueur, the committee's vice president, said people who choose to stop working early should be treated differently.