Third of employees unaware they have been auto-enrolled - ONS

Wealth and Assets Study released on 1 August

Kim Kaveh
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Some 36% of employees do not know that they have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

According to its Wealth and Assets Study published today (1 August), 63% of eligible employees were aware they have been auto-enrolled, while 1% were unsure. Of those who were aware that they had been enrolled, 13% said they had been members of their scheme since auto-enrolment was introduced in 2012. Meanwhile, just over a quarter had joined their scheme in 2016, and 12% joined in 2017. This compares to 21% in 2015, 18% in 2014, 11% in 2013, and 13% in 2012. Attitudes to pensions The ONS also asked non-retired respondents what they thought was the safest method of saving for ret...

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