DWP data shows agriculture only sector to increase pension saving

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Only one sector of British industry has bucked the trend of declining workplace pension savings, DWP figures reveal.

The percentage of workers in agriculture and fishing participating in workplace pension schemes rose 1% in 2011 – but took place against a backdrop of falling numbers of savers in other sectors. ...

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