One in five employers aware of staff falling victim to pension scams

Kim Kaveh
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Just under 20% of firms know of one or more employees that have been victims of a pension scam, a Barnett Waddingham study has found.

However, in the survey of 243 UK organisations conducted in July, 50% of respondents said they knew none, and 31% were unsure. Some 38% of all organisations said they have raised awareness of pe...

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