Workers gain little from early retirement
Many workers who take early retirement feel it was a "disaster", according to a report published yesterday.
A third of those questioned said they had been given some choice before taking early retirement and 13% had left for health reasons. But 14% said taking early retirement was a "disaster", a survey of staff in seven large organisations by the Institute for Employment Studies found. The workers reported worse-than-expected difficulties in finding new employment.
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