In 2020, more than one million employees were 67 years of age or older.
Many of those affected combine the pension with a mini job, as figures show - for example in the following industries.
More and more older people in Germany are in employment.
The German Press Agency (dpa) reported on this on the occasion of a response from the Federal Government to a request from the left in the Bundestag, which the dpa had in Berlin.
Accordingly,
1.04 million employees were 67 years or older
last year
.
Almost 600,000 had a regular job even by the age of 70.
Not uncommon: a combination of pension and mini job
According to the dpa report, almost 220,000 were even aged 75 and over - and 72,000 employees were aged 80 and over. 800,000
mini-jobbers
are among the people in employment aged 67
and over
. With the
combination of pension and mini job
, you do not have to take out social security and you do not have to pay taxes on the additional income.
Accordingly, a particularly large number of stakeholders working in an
office
, as a
cleaning lady
or a
driver
or
drivers
.
Many older people are
also active in the areas of
building technology
,
warehouse management
and
delivery
-
often in mini-jobs
.
It is possible to combine several mini-jobs if the total earnings remain at 450 euros.
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Jobs are not always voluntary in old age - old-age poverty is also a problem
The individual reasons are likely to be very different.
For years, labor market researchers have found that people of retirement age do not necessarily see themselves as ready for retirement, as dpa describes one side.
Even
professionals
are in high demand and
aged
desires.
According to experts, women in particular are often
dependent
on
additional earnings in addition to retirement
.
Old-age poverty is a major problem for many people in Germany.
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Left faction leader Dietmar Bartsch, who made the request, told the dpa according to the report: "Of course there are employees who work voluntarily into old age, but for many it is the sheer financial need to have to earn something." who are over 70, 75, 80 or even over 85 years old, still have to work, it is a "tragedy".
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