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jumpy

11-12-11 07:01 PM

Feels great to be a pawn in the grand social experiment of the decade, comrades.

Ah well, sleepy time for me.

STEED

11-12-11 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy (Post 1786781)

Feels great to be a pawn in the grand social experiment of the decade, comrades.

Ah well, sleepy time for me.

:up:

nikimcbee

11-21-11 02:00 AM

@ you UKers:
What is retirement age in the UK?

BossMark

11-21-11 02:49 AM

At the moment 65 for men 60 for women, but our rotten Tory government want to raise it (not sure what to)

Jimbuna

11-21-11 03:08 AM

Quote:

Under the current rules, the State Pension Age for women is in the process of rising from 60 to 65 to equalise with men; and then state pension age for both men and women was due to increase from 65 to 66 between 2024 and 2026. The Pensions Bill is bringing forward the timing of equalisation and the rise in the State Pension Age from 65 to 66 for both men and women.

Under the new legislation, women’s state pension age will reach 65 by November 2018.
The rise from 65 to 66 for both men and women will happen more slowly than the Government had originally planned and will be complete by October 2020.

The Government's change will lead to an earlier state pension age for just under half a million people. It particularly affects women born in 1953 and 1954 many of whom previously faced a delay of up to 2 years before they could claim their state pension.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matter...FUEb4QodOniRpg

Of course Buna got out with his occupational pension at age 52 :smug:

STEED

11-22-11 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BossMark (Post 1791161)

At the moment 65 for men 60 for women, but our rotten Tory government want to raise it (not sure what to)

Side note...the compulsive retirement has been scrapped I believe.

Jimbuna

11-22-11 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED (Post 1792026)

Side note...the compulsive retirement has been scrapped I believe.

That came about as a result of the Age Discrimination Act 2006:

http://www.laterlife.com/laterlife-a...-employers.htm

jumpy

11-22-11 06:44 PM

As a point that was broached on question time the other day (I think) - If older people are staying in the workplace for longer, where are all the jobs fro the up an coming young people going to come from, where previously those who retired made way for those entering the jobs market?

Don't think the leadership thought about that one too hard.

Jimbuna

11-22-11 07:36 PM

I'm guessing they've done the sums...cheaper to pay JSA than State Pension.

STEED

11-25-11 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy (Post 1792187)

As a point that was broached on question time the other day (I think) - If older people are staying in the workplace for longer

And adding to our problem in getting back to work.

But I don't hold it against them in the times we live in now.

Jimbuna

11-25-11 01:33 PM

I should imagine it's a very hard decision to make in these times of austerity.

Platapus

11-25-11 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy (Post 1792187)

That's the viscous circle here. Parents are working longer because they have to support their unemployed adult kids still living at home. :damn:

I have a strong fear that we will be supporting one of The Frau's kids for the rest of our lives. :damn::damn: Unless we can find some chump to get her married off to. Then I will probably end up supporting the both of them.:damn::damn::damn:

Retirement in my generation sure is looking a lot different from the retirement of my parent's generation.

My old man is living a well deserved retirement, banging his girlfriend and generally raising hell where ever he goes. :yeah:

As for me, I think I will have to schedule my funeral for the afternoon as I will probably be working that morning. :damn::damn::damn:

Crikey I am all depressed again. :-?

Jimbuna

11-25-11 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1794062)

LOL :DL

Good post also :up:

Jimbuna

11-28-11 12:45 PM

Now they're seeking £20bn from pension funds :doh:

Pension funds urged to join £30bn infrastructure plan

Quote:

Chancellor George Osborne plans to attract billions of pounds from British pension funds to boost £30bn worth of infrastructure schemes.
The government is expected to provide £5bn of the money by 2014-15 while it is "targeting" £20bn to come from big British funds.
But the Institute for Fiscal Studies said the £5bn figure was "pretty small" compared with cuts to capital spending.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15914145

Jimbuna

11-29-11 10:32 AM

Talk about compounding matters :nope:

Quote:

Chancellor George Osborne has announced public sector pay rises are to be capped at 1% for two years, in his update on the state of the economy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15931086

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