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Originally Posted by hugh
Our local B&Q did employ a lady well into her 80s
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Did they give her a job when she was in her 80s? Or did they continue to employ her as she reached her 80s?
I've seen several press articles about people working well into their 80s and beyond) - but they've all been people who have been working a long time for the company and haven't yet retired, rather than people who have joined the company at that age.
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Retired people are those who have reached state pension age which of
course is still different for men and women.
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They're working on it. Women becoming eligible for a state pension now are almost 61 years old, and women reaching 60 this month will have to wait till 2014 for a state pension.
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Elderly IMO are those whose declining physical capabilities and
appearance are becoming more obvious, typically over 80.
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Yes, I remember reading that, although life expectancy is increasing, so is the expected length of the period of terminal decline. It's not a prospect I relish.
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