Two-thirds of employees are not in a workplace scheme

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More than two-thirds of private sector employees are not enrolled in a workplace pension scheme, statistics reveal.

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, nearly 66% of workers lack a workplace pension - leaving just 34% enrolled in defined benefit or defined contribution arrangements. ...

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