DWP survey shows decline in employer pensions

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The proportion of private sector employers which offer some kind of pension provision to employees has declined since 2003, according to research published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Carried out by BMRB and Stephen McKay from the University of Bristol, the research examines the extent and nature of pension provision among private sector employers in the UK. The sixth in a series of reports, the findings of the Employers’ Pension Provision Survey 2005, claim to provide an up to date picture of pension provision by private sector employers, which will enable the DWP to monitor trends in employer provision over time and inform pensions policy development. Since the last survey in 2003, the number of employers offering a pension to their employees has declined since 200...

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