Report of J. Smeaton upon the state and improvement of the water service of Edinburgh

Smeaton, John

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“…Above all else, retirement decisions are strongly affected by the individual's health status, income levels and pension rights. Poor health, high income or wealth, and access to occupational pensions all increase the likelihood that someone aged 50 or more years and in employment decides to retire at the current state pension age or, indeed, retire early (Emmerson and Tetlow 2006; PPI 2003; Smeaton and McKay 2003; Phillipson and Smith 2005). Financial need may also act as an incentive to working beyond the SPA, but the effect varies with income and savings levels (Meadows 2003).…”

Section: Current Evidence About Working In Later Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Financial need may also act as an incentive to working beyond the SPA, but the effect varies with income and savings levels (Meadows 2003). The likelihood of working beyond the state pension age decreases with low savings, but increases for those on particularly low or particularly high incomes (Smeaton and McKay 2003). Those on median incomes are most likely to retire early (Emerson and Tetlow 2006).…”

Section: Current Evidence About Working In Later Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

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Working beyond the state pension age in the United Kingdom: the role of working time flexibility and the effects on the home

2007

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The present and future security of employee-pension funding remains at the forefront of public debate across Europe and beyond. In the United Kingdom, to finance future pension entitlements it has been suggested that the state pension age be increased. This paper presents the results of analyses of four major national social surveys that have explored the working and living conditions of workers in paid employment after the state pension age. Comparing the circumstances of these workers with workers just below that age illustrates the extent to which it constitutes a break in the working and domestic lives of older people. The findings suggest that, in order to accommodate older workers in the workplace, more attention may need to be placed on informal as well as contractual arrangements of flexible working. Beyond part-time working, older workers rarely take up additional or alternative flexible working arrangements. At the same time, older workers continue to experience housework as burdensome, while in partnered households the gendered division of domestic labour prevails. Research and policy have yet to consider in depth these risks associated with working longer in life.

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Section: Current Evidence About Working In Later Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Current Evidence About Working In Later Lifementioning

confidence: 99%