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PasturesNew

pqrdef wrote: »

Unfortunately the jails only hold about 80,000, whereas the number of pensioners runs to millions.

They aren't all in care homes though - and most will never be.

They like to keep them in their own homes for as long as possible.... sitting immobile all day every day, with the only "highlight" being the sight of a rushed carer dashing in to microwave a meal for one once a day.

Jennifer_Jane

PasturesNew wrote: »

They aren't all in care homes though - and most will never be.

They like to keep them in their own homes for as long as possible.... sitting immobile all day every day, with the only "highlight" being the sight of a rushed carer dashing in to microwave a meal for one once a day.

Or they are learning new languages or other things at U3A, walking through the Staffordshire Moorlands and other gorgeous bits of our Country; or, like me, and the regulars at the pool, swimming a mile three times a week.

Being a pensioner covers quite a broad spectrum!

Jennifer_Jane

Pobby's original post: 1) They MUST retire.
Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed

Pobby, they did this virtually in South Africa. It led to all kinds of problems, losing the experience of older employees is not such an advantage. It was almost done at my last job here in the UK, where voluntary redundancies were taken up with alacrity by people over 50 who could retire early on super pensions and with hundreds in VR payments. I don't know the effect of that as I left a year or so afterwards (at 62).

Just saying that there might be other considerations with leaving a youngish workforce. Of course it might be a good thing, stripping away the dead wood - but I don't think so.

Pobby

We often here of the high unemployment for the young yet there is a real problem for the over 50`s. Due to my breakdown, I lost a long standing sales agency. No warning, no sympathy, just tough, your out. Thankfully the civil law has something to say about this but it is the stress of involving solicitors and stuff that I well do without.

So at 62+ I guess that is it for me. 40 years of experience tossed aside. However I am mending which is the main thing and a bit of benefits helps very much.

Your point about getting rid of older staff strikes a note. There are much younger people doing my job and frankly some of their attitudes suck. Just because it is in the music wholesale industry is no excuse for visiting customers wearing clothing that I might wear gardening. What ever happened to a professional approach. More interested in rushing home early to play the evening gig. Oh well, just call me the grumpster.

dealer_wins

That idea is Labour policy on steriods.