The survey, which was carried out in September 2017 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk, received 254 responses. Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100.
Number of UK-based employees in respondents’ organisations
Sample: All respondents (254)
1-49 6%
10-49 18%
50-249 21%
250-499 11%
500-999 9%
1,000-4,999 19%
5,000-9,999 5%
10,000-19,999 5%
20,000 or more 8%
Organisation type
Sample: All respondents (247)
Privately-owned 64%
Publicly-quoted 24%
Public sector 8%
Voluntary sector 5%
Key findings
65% of respondents want to support staff in making more informed decisions at retirement
27% of respondents see auto-re-enrolment as an opportunity to review or change pensions provision
58% of respondents have undertaken a pensions communication exercise in the last year
41% cite uncertainty about how to make the best decisions when accessing pension benefits as a key retirement concern for their workforce
23% of respondents offer an employer pension contribution rate of 6-10%
45% offer a group personal pension as their primary scheme; while 14% offer a trust-based defined contribution (DC) plan
