Three-quarters of workers expect to retire poorer than their parents

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Nearly three-quarters of employees believe they will less comfortable than their parents in retirement, while a fifth are seriously worried about their finances, according to research.

The results are part of Willis Towers Watson's 2015/16 Global Benefits Attitude Survey, which surveyed 1,895 people of various ages in the UK, and nearly 30,000 worldwide. In the UK, 71% of empl...

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