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    The ETUC General Secretary John Monks criticized the EU pensions Green Paper as unrealistic, saying there is no evidence employers want to keep older workers or that workplaces are adapting to encourage them to stay past current retirement ages. Monks argued the prevailing view among too many employers is that older workers cannot keep up with rapidly changing work and should leave early, below statutory retirement ages, so proposing higher retirement ages is unrealistic without also ensuring workers can stay in their jobs until those ages.

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    The ETUC General Secretary John Monks criticized the EU pensions Green Paper as unrealistic, saying there is no evidence employers want to keep older workers or that workplaces are adapting to encourage them to stay past current retirement ages. Monks argued the prevailing view among too many employers is that older workers cannot keep up with rapidly changing work and should leave early, below statutory retirement ages, so proposing higher retirement ages is unrealistic without also ensuring workers can stay in their jobs until those ages.

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    EU pensions Green Paper: “Unrealistic” says ETUC Page 1 of 1

    07/07/2010

    EU pensions Green Paper: “Unrealistic” says ETUC


    Commentary on the pensions green paper issued today by the European Commission:
    John Monks, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), said
    “Where is the evidence that employers want to keep older workers in work? We know the
    life expectation is rising but see no evidence that a higher age of retirement would be
    matched by employers developing workplaces which encourage older workers to remain at
    work. Indeed the prevailing philosophy among too many employers is that older workers
    are too set in their ways to match rapidly changing work environments and should be
    encouraged to leave early, well below existing statutory retirement ages. This makes the
    Commission’s ideas for higher retirement ages look unrealistic. They might more usefully
    provide that workers can stay in their jobs until the statutory age”.

    Last Modification :July 7 2010.

    More information:

    Patricia Grillo
    Head of Press and Communications
    +32 (0)2 224 0430
    +32 (0)477 770 164
    Pgrillo@etuc.org

    http://www.etuc.org/a/7462 8/07/2010

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