DB demise has resulted in lower pension coverage - ONS

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The reduction in defined benefit schemes has resulted in an overall lower pensions coverage, research from Office for National Statistics shows.

Pre-auto-enrolment membership of workplace pension schemes fell to 46%, the lowest level since 1997, the ONS' 2012 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings pensions summary showed. However, this split i...

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