Workers won't be forced to keep going until 70: minister
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Workers will not be forced to work until the age of 70 before receiving state pension benefits, the Labour government's new pensions minister said.
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First minister forced to slow down spending plans but claims 'seismic shift' in political loyalties.
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Prime Minister John Howard, who has encouraged older people to keep working after retirement, is hoping Australia&#39;s voters will let him do just that.
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Unions warn millions of civil servants could strike if their pension scheme is axed and they have to work longer.
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The European Commission has proposed strict limitations on the opt-out clause from the so-called Working Time Directive, which would give workers in the European Union the right to refuse to work more than 48 hours per week.
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The government warns of "dire consequences" of not meeting the deadline for restoring NI devolution.
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Employers will no longer be able to force workers to retire before 65, unless they can justify it, the government says.
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Labour still needs to smash the glass ceiling of opportunity, says Alan Milburn.
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Business & money: Performers and labels attack government's decision not to extend protection beyond 50 years.
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The government postpones new laws against age discrimination that relate to pension schemes.
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Major reforms to the benefits system are needed to ensure people who can work are not "written off", the PM will say.
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Japan's government says it has to work harder to encourage elderly people to remain in the workforce.
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The TUC has warned of more industrial action unless the government acts to ease the growing pension crisis. What do you think?
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Will you be one of the millions forced to keep working for many more years?
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Britain's oldest worker has enjoyed a day off to celebrate his 100th birthday but explained he would become a &quot;miserable sod&quot; if he ever had to retire for good.
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The long boom that has sustained the Labour Party in power may be winding down, but the landing is unlikely to be hard
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Maybe it's no longer a young person's game. The government, which has traditionally hired college graduates and mid-career professionals, signaled yesterday that it is interested in hiring mature workers -- those older Americans who are retired or face retirement in the private sector but want to...