This Working Life: A clear retirement policy is key to making the process easier for all

The delayed Pensions Commission report is due to be published after the summer, but employers should carefully consider their own roadmap

Some organisations have taken the step of no longer having a retirement age and employees can leave the workplace at a time of their own choosing. Picture: Getty

While Covid-19 and the housing crisis may currently dominate the news headlines, one topic that is sure to come to the forefront again soon is the issue of the pension age gap.

An increase in the state pension age from 66 to 67 was deferred by the government last October. A report from the recently formed Pensions Commission was due at the end of June but this has now been delayed until after the Dáil ...