Older workers may keep jobs a little longer
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Older workers may keep jobs a little longer

China Daily  

Xu Qiusheng, an 81-year-old village doctor, checks his medicine box in Yangfang village, Jiangxi province, on Jan 16. WAN XIANG/XINHUA China is prioritizing protecting the rights of elderly workers and respecting their willingness to work as it began gradually raising the statutory retirement age on Wednesday. According to that decision, from Wednesday, male workers age 60 and female workers age 55 can ask for their retirement age to be extended one month every four months. However, workers cannot retire before the previous statutory retirement age, which is 50 or 55 for women and 60 for men. Civil servants, senior executives in State-owned enterprises and government officials must retire once they reach the new statutory retirement age, according to the guideline.

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Older workers may keep jobs a little longer
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Older workers may keep jobs a little longer

China Daily  

Xu Qiusheng, an 81-year-old village doctor, checks his medicine box in Yangfang village, Jiangxi province, on Jan 16. WAN XIANG/XINHUA China is prioritizing protecting the rights of elderly workers and respecting their willingness to work as it began gradually raising the statutory retirement age on Wednesday. According to that decision, from Wednesday, male workers age 60 and female workers age …

Centre to raise retirement age of employees to 62 years? Here’s the truth
4 months, 1 week ago

Centre to raise retirement age of employees to 62 years? Here’s the truth

Live Mint  

Social media is a very useful platform where a lot of good and informative content is shared; however, it is also a place where misinformation and fake news are spread. In the latest development, a social media post has gone viral claiming that the Indian government has raised the retirement age of all central government employees to 62. Earlier in …

Raising Retirement Age in China: A Balancing Act Between Economic and Social Concerns
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5 months ago

Raising Retirement Age in China: A Balancing Act Between Economic and Social Concerns

China Daily  

China's aging population and low birth rate problem require a multifaceted approach to address the declining working-age population. Two key solutions are to introduce robots and AI technology to cope with the declining working-age population due to the low birth rate, or raise the retirement age to ease the pressure on pension funds and enhance old-age security.

Raising Retirement Age in China: Balancing Economic and Social Concerns
5 months ago

Raising Retirement Age in China: Balancing Economic and Social Concerns

China Daily  

China's aging population and low birth rate problem require addressing through raising the retirement age. The government has decided to gradually raise the retirement age from 60 to 63 for men and 50-55 for women, starting in 2025. This measure is intended to ensure a healthy supply of labor, ease the pressure on pension funds, and promote long-term growth. However, …

A necessary and pragmatic reform
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A necessary and pragmatic reform

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY With China entering the era of rapidly rising aging population, raising the retirement age has become a priority issue for the country. Raising the retirement age according to gender and role: Over a 15-year period, starting in 2025, the government will raise the retirement age of men from 60 to 63 years and women blue-collar workers and …

China raises its retirement age to dull the impact of shrinking, aging economy
6 months, 1 week ago

China raises its retirement age to dull the impact of shrinking, aging economy

NPR  

China raises its retirement age to dull the impact of shrinking, aging economy China is to gradually raise the retirement age for its workforce next year. RUWITCH: To help people figure out when they'll be eligible, the government launched a retirement age calculator online. RUWITCH: Since people in China are living, on average, almost twice as long as in the …

China raises its retirement age to dull the impact of a shrinking, aging economy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China raises its retirement age to dull the impact of a shrinking, aging economy

NPR  

China raises its retirement age to dull the impact of a shrinking, aging economy China is to "gradually raise" the retirement age for its workforce next year. RUWITCH: To help people figure out when they'll be eligible, the government launched a retirement age calculator online. RUWITCH: Since people in China are living on average almost twice as long as in …

Decision to progressively raise retirement age unveiled
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Decision to progressively raise retirement age unveiled

China Daily  

Older performers dance at an event held by the Beijing Folk Custom Museum to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival in Beijing on Oct 23. CHENG GONG/FOR CHINA DAILY China will progressively raise the statutory retirement age in next 15 years starting from 2025, after conducting thorough research of the nation's current population structure and people's health condition, with the move …

Decision to progressively raise retirement age unveiled
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Decision to progressively raise retirement age unveiled

China Daily  

Older performers dance at an event held by the Beijing Folk Custom Museum to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival in Beijing on Oct 23. China will progressively raise the statutory retirement age in next 15 years starting from 2025, after conducting thorough research of the nation's current population structure and people's health condition, with the move aiming to facilitate more …

'When can I get my pension?' Disgruntled Chinese process rise in retirement age
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'When can I get my pension?' Disgruntled Chinese process rise in retirement age

New Indian Express  

BEIJING: Chinese employees on Friday began processing the news that they would have to work at least three extra years after officials announced they would raise the country's retirement age from 2025. Officials announced the statutory retirement age for male workers would be raised from 60 to 63. Xinzi said she was also concerned about the current job market, where …

China is raising its retirement age - to 63 years for men, 55 and 58 for women
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China is raising its retirement age - to 63 years for men, 55 and 58 for women

New Indian Express  

China said Friday it would gradually raise its statutory retirement age, as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an ageing population. State news agency Xinhua said top officials in Beijing had decided that "the statutory retirement age for male workers will be gradually extended from the original 60 years to 63 years". For women workers the retirement …

China’s policymakers discuss delaying retirement age amid shrinking working population
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s policymakers discuss delaying retirement age amid shrinking working population

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese policymakers are reviewing plans …

Structural employment challenge prompts retirement age delay
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Structural employment challenge prompts retirement age delay

China Daily  

A senior plays Chinese chess with her grandson at a park in Beijing in May 2021. The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, is holding its 11th session in Beijing from Tuesday to Friday, and deliberation on a delayed statutory retirement age is on the agenda. Compared with developed countries, China's statutory retirement age is …

Structural employment challenge prompts retirement age delay
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Structural employment challenge prompts retirement age delay

China Daily  

A senior plays Chinese chess with her grandson at a park in Beijing in May 2021. The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, is holding its 11th session in Beijing from Tuesday to Friday, and deliberation on a delayed statutory retirement age is on the agenda. Compared with developed countries, China's statutory retirement age is …

Flexible model needed for raising the retirement age
8 months ago

Flexible model needed for raising the retirement age

China Daily  

Older performers dance at an event held by the Beijing Folk Custom Museum to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival in Beijing on Oct 23. CHENG GONG/FOR CHINA DAILY The top authorities have said in a recent resolution issued after a top-level meeting that China will gradually raise the statutory retirement age in a prudent and orderly manner. As one of …

China to allow delayed retirement to combat population woes
8 months, 1 week ago

China to allow delayed retirement to combat population woes

Hindustan Times  

HONG KONG, - China will gradually raise its statutory retirement age, now among the world's lowest, to allow people to work longer, as it struggles to relieve soaring pressure on pension budgets, with many provinces already facing deficits. China to allow delayed retirement to combat population woes The reform is urgent with life expectancy having risen in China to 78 …

China is aging fast, will retire people late to deal with problem
2 years ago

China is aging fast, will retire people late to deal with problem

Firstpost  

New Delhi: China is planning to raise the retirement age, and the process will be held gradually and in phases as the superpower faces the challenge of rapidly aging population, according to a report by the CCP mouthpiece Global Times. The country was eyeing a “progressive, flexible and differentiated path to raising the retirement age”, and it means that it …

Retirement age to rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s – what happens next
2 years, 2 months ago

Retirement age to rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s – what happens next

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers want to raise the state pension age to 68 several years earlier than …

‘I’m 59, work six days a week – people half my age couldn’t keep up’: Readers on the great retirement
3 years, 3 months ago

‘I’m 59, work six days a week – people half my age couldn’t keep up’: Readers on the great retirement

The Telegraph  

'The restrictions and mundanity of office life are a fading memory' @Simon Clifford: "I quit my career in IT after 32 years in July. 'I still do work that people half my age couldn't keep up with' @Brian Thorne: "I was 59 years old last week, I work as a plasterer and builder and only need to work two to …

Old and young, Chinese vent anger at move to raise retirement age
4 years, 4 months ago

Old and young, Chinese vent anger at move to raise retirement age

Al Jazeera  

China’s retirement age, among the world’s lowest, has remained unchanged for more than 40 years at 60 for men and 55 for women white-collar workers. China’s retirement age has remained unchanged for more than four decades at 60 for men and 55 for female white-collar workers, even as life-expectancy has risen. As a result, China’s leaders will have no option …

No proposal to reduce retirement age of employees to 58 years: Govt
5 years, 4 months ago

No proposal to reduce retirement age of employees to 58 years: Govt

India TV News  

There is no proposal to reduce the retirement age of employees from 60 years to 58 years, the government said on Wednesday. Presently, there is no proposal to reduce the age of retirement on superannuation from 60 years to 58 years," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. He said there are …

No increase in average retirement age; most quit work at 64
8 years ago

No increase in average retirement age; most quit work at 64

Dutch News  

There has been no rise in the average retirement age for the first time in 10 years, national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. Last year, the average age at which someone stopped working was 64 years, five months, the same as in 2015, the CBS said. Civil servants are most likely to still retire early – with an average …

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy
8 years ago

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy

China Daily  

There were many takeaways for Chinese observing the 2016 US presidential election. While setting an age when people can claim their social security insurance makes as much sense in China as it does in the US, a mandatory retirement age is not appropriate for many professions. If the Chinese are impressed by the "still young" spirit displayed by the three …

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy
8 years ago

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy

China Daily  

There were many takeaways for Chinese observing the 2016 US presidential election. While setting an age when people can claim their social security insurance makes as much sense in China as it does in the US, a mandatory retirement age is not appropriate for many professions. If the Chinese are impressed by the "still young" spirit displayed by the three …

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy
8 years ago

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy

China Daily  

There were many takeaways for Chinese observing the 2016 US presidential election. While setting an age when people can claim their social security insurance makes as much sense in China as it does in the US, a mandatory retirement age is not appropriate for many professions. If the Chinese are impressed by the "still young" spirit displayed by the three …

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy
8 years ago

Time for a change to one-size-fits-all retirement policy

China Daily  

There were many takeaways for Chinese observing the 2016 US presidential election. While setting an age when people can claim their social security insurance makes as much sense in China as it does in the US, a mandatory retirement age is not appropriate for many professions. If the Chinese are impressed by the "still young" spirit displayed by the three …

Q&A: Should retirement age of foreigners raised?
8 years ago

Q&A: Should retirement age of foreigners raised?

China Daily  

Editor's note: During the annual sessions, China Daily has collected questions foreign netizens care most about and solicited answers from experts, CPPCC National Committee members and NPC deputies. Consequently, extending the retirement age limit from 60 to 70 permits the Chinese society to benefit from the expertise of the foreign talents. Sava Hassan Hu Bengang, counselor of the China State …

Trade union calls for flexible retirement age to protect labourers
8 years, 2 months ago

Trade union calls for flexible retirement age to protect labourers

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ largest trade union has called for the retirement age to be made more flexible to reflect different types of labour. The FNV says later retirement ages will discriminate against people in physically demanding jobs. ‘It’s a growing problem for people who do heavy work, earn little and have shorter lives on average,’ chairman Han Busker told NOS. The …

Trade union calls for flexible retirement age to protect labourers
8 years, 2 months ago

Trade union calls for flexible retirement age to protect labourers

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ largest trade union has called for the retirement age to be made more flexible to reflect different types of labour. The FNV says later retirement ages will discriminate against people in physically demanding jobs. ‘It’s a growing problem for people who do heavy work, earn little and have shorter lives on average,’ chairman Han Busker told NOS. The …

Himachal govt plans to increase employees retirement age from 58 to 60
8 years, 3 months ago

Himachal govt plans to increase employees retirement age from 58 to 60

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to woo the 2.68 lakh strong employee base in Himachal, the Virbhadra Singh led Congress government is mulling an increase in retirement age from 58 to 60 years as well as a 2% increase in dearness allowance. The government employees--estimated to be 2.68 lakh-- have been playing a key role in the elections and successive governments doled …

Academy proposes retirement age timeline
9 years, 3 months ago

Academy proposes retirement age timeline

China Daily  

China should gradually increase the retirement age as part of a solution to fill a possible future pension fund gap, according to a green book on population and labor released on Wednesday. It suggested that all female employees retire at the age of 55 starting from 2018, and the age will then be increased by one year every three years …

Govt’s retirement age rollback aimed at reaping political gains
10 years, 4 months ago

Govt’s retirement age rollback aimed at reaping political gains

Hindustan Times  

The decision of the BJP government in Haryana to roll back the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 58 years seems to be a well thought out political move aimed at initiating large-scale recruitments in the future. The increase in the retirement age from 58 to 60 years was done three months ago by the Congress government primarily …

No wish to stop working? You don't have to retire, ministers agree
10 years, 4 months ago

No wish to stop working? You don't have to retire, ministers agree

Dutch News  

People who do not wish to retire when they hit the state pension age should be allowed to continue to work, ministers have agreed. Older workers The number of people aged 65 and over who still work has topped 200,000 for the first time, ING economists said earlier this month. Nowadays, one in 12 people work past the official retirement …

No wish to stop working? You don't have to retire, ministers agree
10 years, 4 months ago

No wish to stop working? You don't have to retire, ministers agree

Dutch News  

People who do not wish to retire when they hit the state pension age should be allowed to continue to work, ministers have agreed. Older workers The number of people aged 65 and over who still work has topped 200,000 for the first time, ING economists said earlier this month. Nowadays, one in 12 people work past the official retirement …

Delayed-retirement plan has trouble finding takers
11 years, 1 month ago

Delayed-retirement plan has trouble finding takers

China Daily  

A flexible retirement plan, piloted in Shanghai, has proved unattractive to those of pensionable age and employers, according to experts. People over 60 will make up 30 percent of the total population in 2015, according to estimates, when the population of the age group reaches 4.3 million, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said. However, Zhou Haiwang, deputy director of the …

Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans
11 years, 5 months ago

Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — There was a time when Tom Sadowski thought he’d stop working after turning 65 earlier this year. In an illuminating sign of changing times and revised visions of retirement, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Monday finds older Americans like Sadowski not only are delaying their retirement plans, they’re also embracing the fact that …

Chinese netizens debate upping retirement age
11 years, 7 months ago

Chinese netizens debate upping retirement age

China Daily  

Chinese netizens debate upping retirement age Updated: 2013-08-22 20:58 BEIJING - Proposals to lift pension ages in order to ease China's financial burden have renewed public debate over changes to the retirement age. The proposed age is based on the pace of aging in China, said Yang Yansui, director of the Tsinghua Center for Employment and Social Security, adding that …

Punjab govt bites the bullet, employees to retire at 60
11 years, 8 months ago

Punjab govt bites the bullet, employees to retire at 60

Hindustan Times  

Unable to diagnose Punjab's grim fiscal health and left with thin cash reserves to release payments to retiring employees, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government on Tuesday decided to raise the retirement age of its employees to 60 years from October 1. Government sources say chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday formally approved the proposal to raise …

英国中产阶级为儿女延迟退休
13 years, 4 months ago

英国中产阶级为儿女延迟退休

China Daily  

Middle class workers aged 50 and above are being forced to delay their retirement until they are 'at least 70', with many blaming their children, a report revealed yesterday. Asked about the reason for the delay, one in five middle class workers said they 'needed to keep working in order to support their children'. More than 40 per cent said …

Cabinet yet to discuss retirement age issue: Mani
13 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet yet to discuss retirement age issue: Mani

The Hindu  

Mani has said the State government will take a decision on the question of enhancing the retirement age of employees only after gathering the views of all those concerned. The service organisations were of two views with respect to the unification of retirement date to the end of each financial year, instead of the earlier practice of each employee retiring …

Up with late retirement
16 years, 10 months ago

Up with late retirement

Dutch News  

Social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner must be very pleased that government efforts to persuade people to stay in work longer appear to be bearing fruit. After all, they have probably paid towards other people’s early retirement all their working lives, so why should they be deprived of the opportunity? Unemployment statistics show that older people – and we are …

Up with late retirement
16 years, 10 months ago

Up with late retirement

Dutch News  

Social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner must be very pleased that government efforts to persuade people to stay in work longer appear to be bearing fruit. After all, they have probably paid towards other people’s early retirement all their working lives, so why should they be deprived of the opportunity? Unemployment statistics show that older people – and we are …

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