Flexible hours could delay retirement

A new survey by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment reveals that many older employees are willing to work beyond the retirement age if they can have more flexible working hours and leisure time. Of the 14,674 participants over the age of 50 who took part in the 2022 survey, half indicated that they would postpone retirement for a contract with reduced hours. Additionally, 44 percent would do so for more senior days off. Jesper Brask Fischer, a welfare chief at PFA Pension, explains that if one-third of seniors worked a 25-hour week for an additional two years, it would result in approximately 15,000 more full-time employees in the workforce.