One third of public sector workers considering working post retirement

Helen Morrissey
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Nearly one third (32%) of public sector workers are considering returning to work post retirement due to financial concerns according to research from Teachers Assurance.

According to the research 41% of workers felt daunted about taking retirement with 26% expressing concern they would not have enough money to retire. Despite the majority of public sector workers stating they were members of their relevant public sector pension scheme, 15% of respondents admitted they had never saved towards retirement. The most likely to have never saved were civil servants (19%), whereas the most likely to have saved were teachers (10%). However, teachers were most likely to consider returning to work with 50% saying they would consider returning to work part tim...

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