Almost a million hospitality staff are among workers at risk of a retirement in poverty, a study of blackspots in the government’s flagship pensions policy has shown. According to the TUC, as many as six in 10 workers in low-paid sectors such as retail and agriculture are not enrolled in a pension. But workers in low-paid sectors appear not to be receiving the same level of contributions from their employers as those at the top. We urgently need the government to help more low-paid workers join schemes. The TUC said nearly 9m workers in total were unable to save into a pension scheme due to low pay.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2017 22:52 UTC