coal face
Jeez guys, stand back from the coal face and take a look at the pit itself will you. Contract or no, A scales and the old farts, issues of BPP et al, its all pretty nebulous. Every other segment of industry has recognised that the mandatory retirement(sic) limit is 65 for males, at least in Europe or most of it. With the social criterias attached to the increasing 'older' population and the traces we leave in life as we get older, sometimes as a marque of flying with an expat airline, debt profiles change,(higher risk of divorce, medical expenses, school fees, business comittments etc) and with that comes a necessary requirement to work into an age era consistent with the rest of society. The call is out for retirement in many other sectors to lift to 70 as a peg to age longevity. By bringing 65 into the overall picture benefits everyone in the longterm...as a sub 40yo, much can change in the years leading towards the 55 mark and it is then that this whole issue of sensible retirement, without discrimination, will then make sense. The cauldron of young turks should seek the wisdom of elders!!