About 10 million employees will be automatically put in a work place pension scheme in October, but the majority remain unclear about the process

Almost 70% of workers in Britain have little or no knowledge of the government's plan to automatically enrol people in their company pension scheme from 1 October 2012. The change to pensions legislation means millions of people who have so far not been saving for their retirement will begin putting money aside for the first time. Up to 10 million people will be placed into schemes from this autumn, under government plans to tackle the pension savings crisis, beginning with larger companies. However, a survey by insurer Aviva found 68% of employees were unclear about the forthcoming changes. This "consumer awareness gap" is a "critical challenge that will need to be overcome" if automatic enrolment is to gain momentum, Aviva said in its Working Lives report in which 2,000 employees and 200 employers were surveyed....Read more here--: 70% of workers 'unaware' of auto enrolment pension plans | Money | guardian.co.uk