60% of workers are ‘just glad to have a job’

Three in five workers are just glad to have a job but half of those working are making no provision for their retirement, a study has found.

In keeping with a number of recent studies highlighting the inadequate rate of pension provision, research compiled by investment and pension company Irish Life has found that 49% of working adults do not have a pension in place.

Almost three-quarters of people (73%) would choose to work for a firm that provided a company pension, indicating a desire to save.