ONS: Private sector pension membership still lagging behind public sector

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The proportion of employees saving into a workplace pension rose nine percentage points to 59% in 2014, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

However, a breakdown of the figures showed the majority of this was driven by the public sector where 87% of workers were in a scheme, compared to 49% of private sector employees. The data showe...

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