Only 19 FTSE 100 firms provide DB pensions to 'significant number' of workers

Kim Kaveh
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Just 19 companies in the FTSE 100 provide DB benefits that incur ongoing service costs of more than 5% of total payroll, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.

According to the report, companies are reacting to the combination of challenging economic conditions, rising pension costs and onerous pension regulations by closing pension schemes to future and ...

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