Self-employed lag on savings despite greater adviser engagement

At the same time, research from think-tank Resolution Foundation has found the earnings of the UK's self-employed are lower than they were two decades ago. This group now makes up one in seven of the UK's workforce. According to Scottish Widows, while the proportion of self-employed workers has risen by 45% since 2001/02 and those saving 'adequately' has risen from 38% in 2015 to 43% this year, this still lags behind the 56% of other workers. The report also considered the impact of self-employed workers not being auto-enrolled in a pension. It found a greater proportion of self-emplo...