A
third of women over the age of 50 now plan to work beyond the state pension
age.
Almost
a third of the workforce between the age of 50 and 69 now want to retire
gradually by reducing their working hours before retiring fully.
A
survey of 2,800 employees by the Department for Work and Pensions found that
the self-employed were more likely to continue working, with 65 per cent
planning to retire gradually, compared to 25 per cent of employees generally.
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The
Government hopes that its recent Green Paper on retirement will remove some of
the barriers prevent older people continuing or entering the labour market.
