A curious thing has been happening with regard to retirement patterns in developed countries: we have been living longer and … Continue reading “Being out of work harms your health – even if it’s because you’ve retired”

Another nail was hammered in the coffin of freedom of contract today when the Government confirmed that it was scrapping … Continue reading “Scrapping the “default retirement age” is another nail in the coffin of freedom of contract”

for males from 65 to 66 by 2016. This increases the retirement age significantly earlier than the original schedule. The previous … Continue reading “Pension age should be raised more rapidly”

As we have a new government and we also have a better idea about the effects of the financial crisis on the public … Continue reading “The real level of UK government debt is around £4.8 trillion”

The coalition government is considering scrapping the fixed retirement age and Minister for Employment Relations, Ed Davey, is promoting the … Continue reading “Scrapping the ’statutory retirement age’ – clever spin, but a retrograde step”

" The Emergency Budget included a proposal to raise the state pension age for males from 65 to 66 by … Continue reading “Pension age should be raised more rapidly”

As we have a new government and we also have a better idea about the effects of the financial crisis on the public … Continue reading “The real level of UK government debt is around £4.8 trillion”

It is widely agreed that state pension age (SPA) needs to rise to reflect the financial downside of the happy … Continue reading “Raising the pension age by easier stages could minimise political hostility”