Hargreaves Lansdown: 80% of employers failing to help workers build adequate pensions

Michael Klimes
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Eight of ten employers are not doing enough to help staff accrue adequate pension pots for retirement, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown.

In a study of 300 employers conducted between mid-December 2016 and mid-January 2017, the firm looked at how employer contributions are structured across three areas. These include the contribut...

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