Employers failing to engage workforce in pensions, research

A survey by Aegon found more than half (54%) of employees believed their employer held a responsibility to assist them in their planning for retirement.  Yet 75% told the provider they felt they were not being actively encouraged to check their workplace pension during working hours. Aegon warned employers were missing a trick, saying the workplace was the "perfect place" to start engaging people with their pensions. Its own experience showed a 30% uplift in employee engagement when the employer highlighted pensions in the workforce, it said. Aegon had surveyed 386 members of its c...