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
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  1. 16 April 2014

     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. 1 April 2014

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

  3. 7 December 2012

     First published.

Documents

Automatic enrolment and pensions language guide

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

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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.