A survey carried out by EEF has found a dramatic drop in the number of manufacturers offering defined benefit pension schemes.
In 1998 EEF found around half of UK manufacturers offered DB schemes – an agreement whereby an employee’s pension is based on final salary. Eleven years on this figure has dropped to just over a quarter. Firms are increasingly reverting to defined contribution schemes whereby the company adds to the pension based on what the…
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