{"id":1893,"date":"2022-09-20T14:15:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/significant-ambiguities-in-governments-pension-proposal\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:15:32","slug":"significant-ambiguities-in-governments-pension-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/significant-ambiguities-in-governments-pension-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant ambiguities in Government\u2019s pension proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Immediate clarity needed from Minister on several issues<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are significant ambiguities in the Government\u2019s pension proposal that need to be addressed, according to Social Democrats Social Protection spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome the introduction of flexibility in the pension system \u2013 with workers being given the option of retiring at 66 or up to the age of 70, with an increased pension entitlement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorkers should not be forced to work beyond the age of 66, particularly those who work in extremely physical jobs in sectors like construction and nursing. Equally, workers should have a choice about continuing to work beyond the current retirement age if they wish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, there are significant ambiguities in the Government\u2019s proposal that need to be clarified \u2013 not least the extent of any hole in the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) and the additional cost of providing for choice in the retirement age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is concerning that, in an interview on RTE\u2019s News At One programme today, Minister Heather Humphreys appeared focused on increases to employees\u2019 PRSI, as a means to bridge any gap in the SIF, when the level of employers\u2019 PRSI in Ireland is far below the EU average.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther, the Government has yet to explain how existing employment contracts, which stipulate a retirement age of 65, will interact with this new measure. As it stands, the State cannot introduce a law that retrospectively changes contracts of employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>September 20, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immediate clarity needed from Minister on several issues There are significant ambiguities in the Government\u2019s pension proposal that need to be addressed, according to Social Democrats Social Protection spokesperson Gary Gannon. \u201cI welcome the introduction of flexibility in the pension system \u2013 with workers being given the option of retiring at 66 or up to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,7,148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gary-gannon","category-press-release","category-social-welfare"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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