A worried OAP has been forced to returned to work aged 78 after ten years of retirement - to cope with the rising cost of living.
Maurice Taylor said he was concerned about prices going up and wanted to "future proof his finances". The white-haired OAP will start his job as a customer services advisor at premium taxi firm Addison Lee on Monday.
Maurice, a father of one, said: "I haven't worked full time for ten years. I had what seemed like a reasonable pension ten years ago but it hasn't kept pace with the rate of inflation."
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He added: "Prices are going up for heating, gas and electricity. I'm alarmed by the further increases in the cost of fuel and petrol. I know that we are told the current situation is temporary but prices will never go back to where they were before.
"Rather than getting left behind by the situation - and we can't predict how much more prices will go up - I decided to do something about it. I'm not poor. I'm better off than a lot of pensioners but I wanted to future proof my finances. It's my long term survival plan."
Maurice started working in 1961 - when he was 17 - checking death claims at an insurance firm. He went on to work in sales for a furniture company before retiring ten years ago.
But on May 10, Maurice applied for a customer services role at Addison Lee and had a telephone interview two days later. He went for an assessment and face-to-face interview on May 19 and the next day was offered the job, which involves answering customer questions by telephone.
Maurice said: "They didn't mention my age at all. I did tell them and they said that it doesn't matter. I've been a widower for 10 years and I spend a lot of time at home on my own.
"The opportunity to be going to a workplace and mixing with colleagues day by day is really quite refreshing for me. I will be the grandfather of the workplace."
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