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RetirementDecember 2001 Older People's Preferences for Employment and Retirement in Ireland The report sought to identify the employment and retirement preferences of people in the age-range 55-69 using a nationally representative sample which divided roughly evenly into three groups: those at work, the retired and those in home duties. The study revealed that some seven out of ten of those in currently at work would prefer to retire more gradually than is normal in the present system. This desire was consistent across those surveyed who are planning to retire early and those planning to retire at the normal age; and also across the main occupational categories. Click here for the full text: Older People's Preferences for Employment and Retirement in Ireland December 2001 Employment and Retirement Among the Over-55s: Patterns, Preferences and Issues. Conference Proceedings The Conference provided the opportunity for delegates to focus attention on issues of employment and retirement among older Irish people,issues such as preferences for work or retirement and barriers to staying in or returning to the workplace.It also afforded the opportunity to look at initiatives at the European level as well as recent developments in Ireland in relation to age discrimination,pension provision and lifelong learning initiatives. Click here for the full text: Employment and Retirement Among the Over-55s: Patterns, Preferences and Issues. Conference Proceedings October 1983 Retirement Age: Fixed or Flexible? Seminar Proceedings This is a collection of papers presented at a seminar, which looked at retirement policies best suited to Irish economic and social conditions. Click here for the full text: Retirement Age: Fixed or Flexible? Seminar Proceedings December 1982 Retirement: A General Review This discussion document examines the issue of retirement. It argues that the current negative perception of retirement, which regards it largely as a period of social withdrawal and mental and physical decline, should be replaced by a new, more positive view. Click here for the full text: Retirement: A General Review
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