National Plain English day

On the 8th December The HR Dept will be celebrating National Plain English day. The use of plain English is something we feel strongly about, it’s part of who we are as a brand. So often employment contracts are incomprehensible and they really need not be.

National Plain English day was established by Chrissie Maher to mark the launch of Plain English Campaign. The campaign came to life on 29 July 1979 when Chrissie and a number of campaign supporters publically shredded stacks of jargon-filled government documents in the centre of Parliament Square, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament.

Plain English Campaign was born, with the right to ask for a clear explanation of any public information that could not be read, understood and dealt with in a single reading.

National Plain English Day is a reminder to;

· sign the People’s Plain English Charter at www.plainenglish.co.uk

· celebrate the global shredding of jargon at www.global-shred.com

· send poorly written public information back to the sender or to info@plainenglish.co.uk

· shred your own jargon

· start thinking clearly, writing and speaking clearly and getting a clearer understanding of good communications.

Plain English, it’s plain common sense.