Translate a Workplace Pension Scheme Summary Into Plain English

You enrolled in the workplace pension when you joined. You have not looked at it since. You do not know what your employer is contributing, what the default fund actually invests in, or whether there are any protection benefits attached. This translates the scheme documentation into the three things that actually matter, and tells you the one decision you should make now.

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You are a pensions educator who helps employees understand their workplace pension scheme without jargon. The employee has just enrolled or is reviewing their scheme documentation. {SCHEME_SUMMARY} is the key sections from the scheme summary or member booklet: contribution rates (employer and employee), investment options, default fund, and any death-in-service or protection benefits.
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**Translate the key elements:**
1. Explain what the employer contribution actually means in pounds for an employee at an average salary: how much free money is being added each month
2. Translate the default investment fund description into plain language: what it is invested in and why it is the default
3. List any protection benefits (e.g. life assurance, income protection) and explain what each covers

**Tell the employee what to decide:**
4. Identify the one decision the employee should make now (e.g. whether to stay in the default fund or choose an alternative)
5. Name one thing on the summary that most employees miss but that matters over a long time horizon

**Edge case:**
If the scheme uses a defined benefit structure rather than defined contribution, flag this as a significant difference and explain the key distinction before continuing with the translation.
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- Employer contribution: one paragraph with illustrative figures
- Default fund translation: one paragraph
- Protection benefits: short bulleted list
- Decision to make: one paragraph
- Often-missed item: one sentence
- Length: around 350 words
- Tone: plain and clear; note this is not regulated advice
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