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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Gemma Toulson

'Let people retire in peace' - Jeremy Hunt's call for retirees to start working again met with strong response

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's calls for millions of people who retired early after the pandemic to come back into the workforce has been met with a strong response. Mr Hunt said there is an “enormous and shocking waste of talent and potential”, and said he would unleash pension tax incentives to reverse the trend.

“To those who retired early after the pandemic, or haven’t found the right role after furlough, I say: Britain needs you”, Mr Hunt said.

But his campaign has been with with a strong response from many on social media, with many urging him to let people retire in peace.

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