Retirement ages are out of date: we live longer, so we must work longerThu, 29 Jul 2010 23:13:47 GMT ... along with the other Lisbon objectives, but it seems a reasonable, indeed essential, one to retain. The other aim of this UK initiative leads on from this. The aim is to nudge people into a new mind-set about the way they will think about their ... UK plans to end fixed retirement at age 65Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:22:42 GMT BRITAIN announced plans to scrap the fixed retirement age next year, saying it wanted to give people the chance to work beyond 65, but business leaders warned the move would create serious problems. Retirement needs a flexible approachThu, 29 Jul 2010 18:48:00 GMT ... employees can keep going beyond 65, employers have more power to apply tests of competence for older workers. In the UK, most workers face the prospect of a miserable pension, if they have one at all. The financial incentive to keep working will be ... 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