Retirement

Posted at 18:42 13 Oct 2020
Call for action as IOM's working population falls
The working-age population fell between 2011 and 2016 as the number of pensioners increased.
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Posted at 13:58 25 Aug 2020
'The pressure does keep me awake at night'
By Michael Buchanan
Social affairs correspondent, BBC News
A 28-year-old charity director spends £25,000 of his own money keeping it afloat to help the elderly.
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Posted at 23:01 1 Aug 2020
Missing two weddings to save for early retirement
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Video caption: The people trying to retire as early as possible
Meet the extreme savers who live for an end to the nine-to-five.
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Posted at 23:23 25 Jul 2020
'I'll leave half of my heart here when I retire'
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Video caption: Southampton shopkeeper 'legend' retires after 40 years
Roy Kharbanda retired from his corner shop after spending 40 years in the heart of his community.
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Posted at 23:54 11 Feb 2020
'You are groomed to work to a retirement date'
By Kevin Peachey
Personal finance reporter
An insurer calls for a more flexible approach to the state pension after running "mid-life MOTs" for staff.
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Posted at 1:39 21 Jan 2020
Zoo keeper retiring after 45 years in dream job
Among John Partridge's achievements at Bristol Zoo is hand-rearing a pygmy hippo.
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Posted at 23:29 2 Oct 2019
'The letter said I would have to wait five years for my pension'
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Video caption: 'The letter said I would have to wait five years for my pension'
Krissy Abbott had to depend on food banks and handouts, when she was expecting to live on her state pension - but her retirement age had changed from 60 to 65.
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Posted at 16:57 20 Aug 2019
Why US firms are desperate to retain ageing staff
By Katharina Stefanie
BBC News, Washington DC
Elderly people are forecast to be the fastest growing sector of the US labour force.
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Posted at 7:42 20 Aug 2019
Why we lie about being retired
By Ian Rose
BBC Business producer, Madrid
When we retire we often pretend that we're still working according to one Harvard academic.
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