It remains to be seen whether the current inquiry into contracting work will spook investors in companies that receive war contracts, or whether the military will come to rely less on outsourced work.
This will abolish the current practice whereby employees get a National Insurance (NI) rebate of 3.4% for contracting out of the second state pension to enter final-salary schemes, which affect more workers in the public sector such as in the NHS, the UK's largest employer.