Guidance

Automatic enrolment and pensions language guide

A guide to using simple, consistent language when writing about automatic enrolment and pensions

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
7 December 2012
Last updated
16 April 2014 — See all updates

Documents

Automatic enrolment and pensions language guide

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78153-072-6

PDF, 903 KB, 32 pages

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Automatic enrolment – information for workers qualitative research

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Details

We looked at the way we describe automatic enrolment and pensions, as we know complex language can put people off. Our research led to the development of this language guide that we produced with our partners.

Published 7 December 2012
Last updated 16 April 2014 + show all updates

  1. Amended page 14 - Definition for use with employers: Qualifying earnings are your worker’s earnings in a year between £5,564 and £42,475. Figures amended to - £5,772 and £41,865, respectively.

  2. Added revised version of the automatic enrolment and pensions language guide to reflect the changes to pension rates effective from April 2014.

  3. First published.