One in seven firms missed staging dates in Q4, says Aviva

Michael Klimes
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A growing number of businesses are failing to enrol their workers in a company pension scheme on time according to figures from Aviva.

The provider"s own data showed that during the fourth quarter of 2016, 14% of firms that applied to set up a pension plan with Aviva missed their staging date.  The numbers revealed a marked inc...

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