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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Jeremy Hunt urges early retirees to rejoin workforce amid plans to raise pension age

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt has pleaded with early retirees to return to work, just days after reports emerged that the Tories are planning to raise the retirement age in the UK.

The Tory minister urged those who had left the workforce during the pandemic to rejoin, claiming that, “Britain needs you.”

Hunt cited data which showed millions of people have chosen to leave the workforce and said businesses would struggle to grow if they cannot find enough staff.

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