NEST finalises opt-out process

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The National Employment Savings Trust has finalised its opt-out process ahead of the introduction of auto-enrolment later this year.

The government-backed pension scheme will offer online, telephone and print means for opting-out, but expects the main route to be online. NEST member and market communications manager Matthew Blakstad said: "We are absolutely not trying to make opting-out hard. "We have always thought: if someone really wants to opt-out because of their own personal circumstances, who are we to say that is not the right thing to do?" Workers who decide to opt-out and click the appropriate button on the NEST website are first met by a message that says: "Not sure you can afford it? You can try it a...

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