Aviva scraps non-contributory UK pension

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Insurance giant Aviva is to make staff across its UK operations contribute to their defined contribution pension fund for the first time.

Until now the 15,900 members of its DC scheme have not had to put in any of their own money. But from July staff will have to contribute at least 1% of salary, and from next April the contributio...

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