Tag: Older worker
Who works in Germany for how long?
People work in the office late at night Highly skilled workers are more likely to work more than 30 hours a week than those without a degree. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Why older people are not enjoying retirement age as planned
retirement Thanks to medical advances, prospective retirees are mostly fit today and still have around two decades of life ahead of them. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Munich Americans are familiar with…
Why an extra income in retirement can be worthwhile
Additional income in retirement With a trick, the pension can be supplemented monthly without paying taxes: To do this, one combines a tax-free mini-job for the employee with an activity…
How Japan is fighting population decline
retirees in Japan The country has a demographic problem – and thus one with the number of employees. (Photo: Getty Images, Lawson [M]) Tokyo Toshiaki Okazaki, 72, could play golf…
How Japan is fighting population decline
retirees in Japan The country has a demographic problem – and thus one with the number of employees. (Photo: Getty Images, Lawson [M]) Tokyo Toshiaki Okazaki, 72, could play golf…
If the boss is younger than the team – that’s how the cooperation works
Young leads old In order to pick up older colleagues as well, young managers should approach changes cautiously and not push through every procedure they have thought up with all…
Renewed protests against pension reform in Paris
protests in Paris About a dozen youth organizations again took part in protests against pension reforms in Paris on Saturday. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Paris In Paris, many people took to the…
Government considers new work incentives for pensioners
Working senior So far, retirees who work have not benefited from the pension contributions that employers pay in for them. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Berlin The federal government wants to…
Retirement provision 2023: Statutory pension in Germany
Statutory pension insurance There are different options for your own retirement provision. What is important for the statutory pension in Germany. Munich For many people, the period between Christmas and…
New incentives for early retirees
Pension law allows flexible retirement But leaving early is much more attractive than working beyond the standard retirement age. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin Retirement at 69 is a recurring specter.…
New incentives increase the pressure on contributors
Although the statutory retirement age is gradually being raised to 67 and is currently 65 years and eleven months, the average age of the first recipients of an old-age pension…
New incentives increase the pressure on contributors
Although the statutory retirement age is gradually being raised to 67 and is currently 65 years and eleven months, the average age of the first recipients of an old-age pension…
Should everyone work longer to combat the skills shortage?
Elderly man painting When it comes to the shortage of skilled workers, there is currently a debate about whether more people should work until they officially retire. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
Pension debate: We have to work longer
Retirement outlook In 2021, almost 269,000 employees took early retirement. (Photo: dpa) People always have children – at least that’s what Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer believed. Back then, in 1957,…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
This is how you can still find workers
Personnel advertising on an ambulance Without immigration and higher employment rates, the labor force potential in Germany will drop by seven million people by 2035. (Photo: imago images/Ralph Peters) Berlin…
54 percent of those in employment would like to retire by the age of 62 at the latest
Berlin More than half of Germans would like to retire before the regular retirement age. According to a survey by the market research institute Civey for the Demography Network (DNN),…
54 percent of those in employment would like to retire by the age of 62 at the latest
Berlin More than half of Germans would like to retire before the regular retirement age. According to a survey by the market research institute Civey for the Demography Network (DNN),…