As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent academic institute within the Hans Böckler foundation of German trade unions – shows that this practice is already widespread in the country. Based on a survey of works councils from 3,700 companies and public institutions, the study also details the origins of these working retirees, the types of companies and positions they occupy, and their employment status.
The German government is engaged in an ongoing push to keep pensioners in work. To take this further, Berlin has recently adopted a measure known as ‘active retirement‘, which will exempt the income of working pensioners from tax up to a limit of €2,000 per month. In addition, the draft law on pension stabilisation (Rentenpaket 2025) plans to abolish the six-month waiting period between retirement and returning to work while receiving a pension. Finally, for retirees, there are plans to...
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Thomas Schnee
Freelance