L&G: Third of workers will opt out of auto-enrolment

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About one third of employees will opt out of pensions when auto-enrolment comes into force after 2012, Legal & General says.

A survey of 107 people who will qualify for auto-enrolment into their employers' pension schemes suggests 33% will opt out. Just under a quarter of respondents said they did yet know what they w...

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