Public policy considerations

CARP says that a change in public policy could also help employers to keep their Zoomer workers. In particular, policy makers should:

– Encourage continued employment by relaxing pension and other rules

– Allow early pension payments while continuing to work as done in 2007 budget

– Allow contributions to CPP past 65.

– Remove mandatory retirement nationwide – by 2009, all provinces except New Brunswick will have removed it but there is no change announced yet for federally regulated industries.

– Change labour codes to protect workers over 65 years of age.

– Enact and enforce anti-ageism policies.

Read more about ‘Zoomers in the workforce’ in the May 2008 issue of CARP magazine.

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