Government urged to do more to prevent pension poverty

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer research finds four million UK workers not saving for retirement

Jasmine Urquhart
clock • 2 min read
Government urged to do more to prevent pension poverty

The government should do more to adequately fund retirement and prevent pension poverty, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has said.

As Pension Awareness Week kicks off, the law firm's survey of 2,000 UK employees in addition to figures from the most recent Labour Force Survey found only one in five (21%) are confident about the...

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