NU finds support for scrapping retirement age

Proposals to scrap the mandatory retirement age as floated by DWP secretary Andrew Smith have found firm support among Britons aged over 50 according to a new survey by Norwich Union. Nearly two-thirds, or 64% of respondents to a survey on attitudes about work post-retirement said they were against the idea of a compulsory retirement age. NU has found through its research that 22% of retired people over 50 have gone back to some form of full-time, part-time, voluntary or seasonal work. This figure jumps to 34% in the 65-74 age bracket. Most who return say they do...