Step 2. Write to your staff

You must write to each member of staff individually to tell them how automatic enrolment applies to them, even if you don't have staff to put in a pension scheme. Do this within six weeks after your duties start date.

You can amend our example letter template below.

 

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Letter templates in other languages

You can find translated versions of our letter templates, in more than 20 languages - including Bulgarian, Polish and Romanian versions on our automatic enrolment letter templates page.

The next step will help you complete your declaration of compliance, but this is not the end of the process as you have ongoing duties towards your staff.

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Previous step:
Step 1. Check that you don't have staff to put into a pension scheme

Next step:
Step 3. Declare your compliance

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New: Duties timeline

We’ve created a new duties timeline that helps you work out what duties you need to do and by when. Have your duties start date* handy.

^{*the date your first member of staff started work.}