Aussie aged pensioners call for opportunity to work more hours
A growing number of Aussie seniors still working after retirement age are calling for the opportunity to work more hours without being penalised for it.
A group of pensioners have told A Current Affair they’re willing to help fill Australia’s labour void, but the problem is that if they work too many hours, it will affect their pension.
“If I work an hour over my 30 hours a fortnight, it changes my pension quite a bit,” dementia specialist and senior Betty told A Current Affair.
Betty said she doesn’t want to work full-time but would like to be able to help a little more given employees are desperately needed in industries suffering severe labour shortages.
Her employer Mark McBriarty from My Care Solutions would like her to work some extra hours too, given her experience.
“I hired her when she was 71 and people are like, ‘Why would you hire someone that might only last for a year?'” McBriarty said.
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