新奇事件簿 英國人選擇延遲退休年齡

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People are working to an older age in Britain. The number of 70-74 year-old people who work has doubled in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of British people in their early 70s are now working. It is the highest figure since records began. The British government says just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-olds currently have jobs. In 2005, there were around 100,000 of them. The government said people are working to an older age and are deciding to retire later. A labour union spokesperson said the reason for people working in their old age is because retirement pensions in Britain are becoming more difficult to live on. Many older people have to work and delay retirement to be able to survive.

英國退休年齡延遲。在過去十年中，70-74的在職工作者人數(shù)翻一番。在所有70歲出頭的英國人中，約10%仍然堅持工作。這是有記錄以來的最高值。英國政府表示稱，70-74歲老年人工作人數(shù)超過了25萬。2005年，這一數(shù)字大約為10萬。政府稱人們的工作年限增加，退休年齡延遲。一名工會發(fā)言人表示稱，由于英國的退休金很難維持生計，導(dǎo)致人們延遲了工作年限。許多老年人不得不堅持上班，延遲退休維持生計。

Employment spokesman Frances O'Grady said: "The last decade has seen big changes in the labour market, with far more people working beyond retirement age. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need to earn extra cash because they cannot afford to retire." He added that: "We need decent jobs and pensions for all so that people can make a genuine choice about whether they remain in work." A spokesman for small businesses, John Allan, said more older people were starting their own businesses. He said: "More and more older people are deciding on a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses, pursuing something they may have dreamed of doing for years."

員工發(fā)言人弗朗西·奧格雷迪認(rèn)為：“過去十年，勞動力市場發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化，延遲退休的人數(shù)越來越多。許多人愿意堅持工作，還有一些人由于無法生活而選擇繼續(xù)掙錢。”他還補充道：“我們需要好工作，需要滿意的退休金，這樣人們才能夠?qū)κ欠窭^續(xù)工作做出選擇。”小企業(yè)發(fā)言人約翰·阿蘭認(rèn)為，許多老年人選擇單干。他認(rèn)為：“許多老年人決定在晚年更換職業(yè)，開始自己做買賣，追尋他們夢想多年的事業(yè)。”