Co-op retains career average option for AE after major review

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The Co-operative Group is set to offer its career average PACE scheme to all workers following a widespread review of its retirement benefits ahead of auto-enrolment.

The business said it would have to enrol around 40,000 of its 100,000 employees who do not currently contribute to a workplace pension from early 2013. Following a review, it said it had decided...

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