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Retirement as we know it is ending – it’s time to rethink the idea of working age

Written by Sajia Ferdous, Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, Queen's Business School, Queen's University Belfast

'Working age' as a measure fails to take in the complexities of people's lives.Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock

When do you think you’ll retire? Aged 65? Younger, if you’re lucky? Maybe older if you’re unlucky – or if you’re young right now?

Someone from a high-income country starting their first job can expect to retire on...

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