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eastcorkram

So, according to the news, the government want early retirees to come back to work.
Looking forward to loads of you on here, going back to 12 hour night shifts!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64083802

sgx2000

Roflol...... 

Sea_Shell

I just posted about that in one of my threads - on early retirement and being FIRE

I can see that "initiative" going down like a fart in a spacesuit, amongst those it's aimed at.

Do they really think we haven't done our own sums?

Do they really think that spending money on an advertising campaign aimed at the "early retired" is going to money well spent, or just more wasted?

Flugelhorn

am I safe from this being over 60?

eastcorkram

Sea_Shell said:

I just posted about that in one of my threads - on early retirement and being FIRE

I can see that "initiative" going down like a fart in a spacesuit, amongst those it's aimed at.

Do they really think we haven't done our own sums?

Do they really think that spending money on an advertising campaign aimed at the "early retired" is going to money well spent, or just more wasted?

I was kind of hoping the campaign, if they really have to do one, would be to get people like me, 63 and still working around 50 hours a week, an incentive to get out, and create openings for young 'uns !

Martin_the_Unjust

I’d probably be quite happy to work a couple or three days a week now and then.

Unfortunately it’ll cost me several hundred quid to ‘update my skills’ medical etc so it’s not worth it to me.

Flugelhorn

Martin_the_Unjust said:

I’d probably be quite happy to work a couple or three days a week now and then.

Unfortunately it’ll cost me several hundred quid to ‘update my skills’ medical etc so it’s not worth it to me.

would cost me a bucket load and hours of CPD for revalidation, definitely not worth the faff

sheslookinhot

Would cost me my valuable vocational freedom time. So, no chance.

Stubod

..a good plan the gov. could try is to crash the economy forcing early retierees to return to work becasue of a cost of living crisis???

....oh wait a minute......   

Grumpy_chap

eastcorkram said:

I was kind of hoping the campaign, if they really have to do one, would be to get people like me, 63 and still working around 50 hours a week, an incentive to get out, and create openings for young 'uns !

That is exactly the campaigns that were run during the recessions of the 1980's when there was high unemployment.

This time is different as employment is high and vacancies are unfilled.

The solution that might attract some back would be flexible approach - it does seem as though work is either full time 40 hours or nothing.  There are many that would like to do some shorter and more flexible hours (and avoid having to be involved in work-place politics).

pensionpawn

The government should focus their attention on those who don't want to work as opposed to those who have earned sufficient to not have to work. However the government knows that the skills / motivation needed are in the later group, not the former....