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In the Balance: When to retire

When to retire

16/11/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - In the Balance, When to retire

Is working for longer to be feared or welcomed in our rapidly ageing societies?

At a time when we’re living longer, healthier lives should we do away with the notion of retirement and just keep on working?  Are the skills of older people adequate, and are they even wanted in a youth-obsessed society? Ed Butler will be discussing the financial drivers behind working longer, the social benefits of being actively employed and the choices that governments, employers and individuals need to make to prepare for older age.
Our guests this week are Samuel Engblom, Policy director at The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees from Stockholm, Margaret Heffernan, executive coach and author in London and Steve Vernon, author and Research Scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity, California. Plus, we take a visit to The Common Room, a new concept in intergenerational thinking.
(Image: Older woman selling flower bouquet. Image credit: Getty)

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