Posted on 01/10/2023 2:46:29 PM PST by BenLurkin
France's government has proposed raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 in a major reform to the pension system.
But the details immediately triggered an angry response from the unions, with plans for strikes on 19 January.
A recent poll suggests 80% of the population is opposed to pushing the retirement age back to 64. Some MPs even blame Mr Macron's policy for losing his party its parliamentary majority last year.
The retirement age will be raised gradually by three months a year, starting in September, she explained. By 2027 it would reach 63 years and 3 months, and the target age of 64 in 2030. The proposals include:
Guaranteed minimum pension income of not less than 85% of the net minimum wage, roughly €1,200 (£1,060) per month at current levels, for new retirees
Police officers, prison guards, air traffic controllers and other public workers in jobs deemed physically or mentally arduous will keep the right to retire early Their retirement age will be increased by the same number of years as the wider labour force
End to so-called "special regimes" with different retirement ages and benefits for rail workers, electricity and gas workers, among others.
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The French are going to strike? I thought that they were always on strike.
If they are getting full retirement at 62, that’s already among the lowest in the West, and after raising it to 64 it will still be among the lowest.
You would think that importing so many young males from the middle east and Africa would give them the workforce needed to support the current retirement system. I guess not.
Riots (over this) to begin in 3...2...1
Not to e confused with the ‘riot of the day’ which seems to be the French National Sport....
Mon Dieu!…
Don’t they only have to work 3 weeks a year?
Kidding, but not far from the truth.
Still working 35 hrs per week??
Gotta keep the bennies flowing to the “immigrants” so something’s gotta give.
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