The Lower House on Friday approved a new defined-benefit pension bill that will drastically reform the corporate pension system.
The bill is designed to create hybrid pension programs combining features of both defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans, with an eye to protecting employees' rights to receive pension benefits.
The approval by the Lower House paves the way for the bill's enactment next April.
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