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Thread #153074   Message #3583149
Posted By: GUEST,Iain
10-Dec-13 - 10:19 PM
Thread Name: BS: Retirement age to move to 70 in the UK
Subject: RE: BS: Retirement age to move to 70 in the UK
I am sure that tables of life exspectancy exist for all occupations.
As already stated, life labouring on a building site in your 60's is hard, as no doubt are many other physical jobs.
We do not expect to see old firemen, policemen, or soldiers. This expectation should become a reality for all hard physical trades.
For white collar workers, stressful jobs should likewise qualify for early retirement. For the rest it is entirely reasonable to work for longer as a result of increasing life exspectancy.
    However this idealistic approach is totally invalidated by the extremely high levels of unemployment amongst young people.
There is a strong argument that workers in the twilight years of their employment should make way to give younger people a chance.
    To put my arguments in perspective I would add that I am still working past retirement age, but am in a field where much of my time is spent mentoring young graduates.