26 February 2015
Commenting on new figures released by the Office for National Statistics on the take-up of pension auto-enrolment in the workplace, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“This is great news, and we can expect the numbers saving in a pension to increase further as auto-enrolment is rolled out to include smaller employers over the next few years. But auto-enrolment contribution levels are not enough to give people a decent income in retirement, and over the next few years we need higher minimum contributions and to include the lower paid workers this government has excluded.”
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- The TUC is organising Fair Pay Fortnight 2015 between Monday 16 February and Sunday 1 March. The Fortnight is part of the TUC’s Britain Needs a Pay Rise campaign and will feature a series of events across England and Wales to raise awareness about low pay, pay inequality and the need for higher pay settlements in the public and private sector. For more information please visit www.fairpayfortnight.org
- All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk
- Follow the TUC on Twitter: @tucnews
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