2024-09-10 17:55:08
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Challenges and Solutions for Pensions and Retirement
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Pensioners are likely to receive a similar high increase in 2025 as in 2023; however, the Bundesbank warns of a deficit in the pension fund due to rising pensioners and the retirement of the baby boomer generation. The traffic light coalition plans to fix the security level at 48%, which the FDP rejects. Bundesbank President Nagel calls for reforms such as raising the retirement age and emphasizes the need to mobilize the workforce, expand childcare and make Germany attractive for foreign skil..
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Wage data to signal triple-lock increase in state pensions – business live
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The UK's state pension is set for a significant increase next year due to the triple-lock policy, which links rises to the highest of inflation, average earnings, or 2.5%. While Labour has pledged to maintain the policy, its long-term sustainability is questioned by experts like Jon Greer of Quilter, who cite potential backlash and the need for a consensus on the appropriate state pension level.
The Guardian
UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April, wage growth figures suggest
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UK state pension could rise £460 annually from April 2025 due to wage growth. The triple lock guarantees increases based on inflation, 2.5%, or earnings. The full state pension may reach nearly £12,000 in 2025 after a £900 increase in April 2024. Job vacancies fell to 857,000, down 143,000 year-over-year. Payroll numbers dropped 59,000 in August 2024, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%.
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Workers are supposed to postpone retirement - but the job market is not keeping up
Politicians and experts aim to address labor shortages and rising costs of pensions, care, and health insurance by raising the retirement age from 67 to 69 or abolishing early retirement at 63. Despite incentives such as deferring retirement, the job market does not seem to be accommodating to older people yet. Older employees face difficulties in finding a job due to prejudices, lower digital skills, higher rates of sick leave, and unrealistic salary expectations. The labor union is against the..
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