Retirement has changed from being a time to slow down to becoming a chance for older people to explore new opportunities, a charity says. It is a time for those who have worked all their lives to go out and enjoy themselves and do things they could not do while working, according to Age Concern. Research by AEGON, the pensions advice company, shows less than a third of people say they plan to stop working when they reach retirement age. A spokesperson for Age Concern said modern retirement is very different from what we used to think of it as being. “Some people want to be able to carry on doing their job but for fewer days a week or with reduced responsibility and others want to change their career,” the representative added. The research also showed 61 per cent plan to carry on working after reaching retirement age or want to pursue education or charity work. According to a report, the European Court of Justice rejected Age Concern’s claim that compelling people to stop work at 65 years old breached European Union equality requirements.

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28 October 2008
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