The focus: 70 years for retirement? Protest of the association!

The focus: 70 years for retirement? Protest of the association!

The dispute over the age of retirement in Austria escalates after Georg Knill, President of the Industrial Association, has requested the increase in the starting age to 70 years. The SPÖ-related pensioners' association has decidedly rejected this claim and described it as unacceptable. Helmut Biel, interim president of the pensioner association, criticized Knill's statements as uncertainty and "pure polemics".

Bieler also referred to alarming data on the labor market situation of older people. In Austria, people over the age of 50 are the most affected group affected by long -term unemployment. A third of the long -term workless is over 50 years old, a quarter of them even older than 55. This age group not only sees itself confronted with long -term unemployment, but also suffers from an "anti -age attitude of the economy".

claims of the pensioner association

The pensioner association urgently calls for an expansion of the job offer for people over 50 and measures to promote a longer healthy lingering in working life. Bieler appealed to politics to introduce a bonus malus system, rewarded the company that employ older employees and punishes those who promote early retirement or push older workers out of operation.

Additional criticism comes from the FPÖ: Social spokeswoman Dagmar Belakovich described Knill's idea as "completely realistic and cynical". Instead, it calls for tax benefits for younger people and measures to combat long -term unemployment that also affects older workers.

the reality on the labor market

The challenging reality for older workers is also evident in Germany. There, such employees are unemployed on average 100 days longer than younger applicants. Dorothee, 61 years old, experiences this problem first -hand. After termination, she was looking for a job for a year, despite her 35 years of experience in marketing and strategy advice.

The repeated cancellations on their applications not only affected their self -confidence, but also made it clear that prejudice employers have difficulty recognizing opportunities for older workers. According to experts, a rethink must take place at the companies in order to meet the demographic change and the shortage of skilled workers.

The cause of this discrimination can often be seen in the assumption that older workers are expensive, sickly and less team capable. Such prejudices not only make job searches difficult, but also reinforce long -term unemployment, which particularly affects older people. Bieler and the Pensioners' Association agree that a rethinking in society and the economy is necessary to address these challenges and give older workers a fair opportunity.

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