Archive for May, 2007

Early Retirement - Teacher’s union to challenge council (The Citizen of Laconia)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

LACONIA - The City Council and the School Board will probably sit down sometime soon to discuss an item of mutual interest: what, if anything, can be done about the early retirement provision in the employment contract with the Laconia Education Association, the union that represents more than 200 Laconia public school teachers. … read more


Telegraph.co.uk
DSG International says Clare's exit not forced by shareholder concerns
Forbes, NY - 14 hours ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - DSG International PLC, the electricals retailer formerly known as Dixons, today insisted that the surprise early retirement of
PC World FD tipped as new DSG chief Finance Week
UPDATE 2-Retailer DSGI's CEO Clare suprises with resignation Reuters.uk
DSG boss to quit Guardian Unlimited
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For years we have been seeing this trend in much smaller communities - and even occasionally in big cities like Chicago, where the Sun-Times encouraged their music critic to take early retirement and use stringers to review only some of the events the critic used to cover regularly. … read more

Hewlett-Packard is shrinking again. An estimated 150 to 300 HP Corvallis employees will leave the company by Thursday under the latest incentive package designed to reduce the global tech giant s payroll. … read more

Teacher's union to challenge council
Laconia Citizen, NH - 9 hours ago
During the council's recent deliberations on the 2007-2008 budget, Ward 5 Councilor Bob Hamel criticized the teachers' early retirement option as unfair and

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Surveys show over-60 age group remaining in workforce, adding to workplace challenges … read more

Bankers don't quit that young anymore
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 14 hours ago
By comparison, early retirement appears most likely in Australia - with 31% expecting to retire between 40 and 45, and 40% expecting to retire before 40.

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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - DSG International PLC, the electricals retailer formerly known as Dixons, today insisted that the surprise early retirement of chief executive John Clare had “nothing to do” with the recent underperformance of its troubled Italian retailing arm or from mounting City frustration over the board’s reluctance to unlock value through a sale or demerger of its PC World … … read more

2007-05-31 09:06:30 DSG International says Clare’s exit not forced by shareholder concerns LONDON (Thomson Financial) - DSG International PLC, the electricals retailer formerly known as Dixons, today insisted that the surprise early retirement of chief executive John Clare had “nothing to do” with the recent underperformance of its troubled Italian retailing arm or from mounting City frustration … … read more

Early Retirement - Teacher's union to challenge council - Laconia Citizen

Thursday, May 31st, 2007


Laconia Citizen, NH - 3 hours ago
During the council's recent deliberations on the 2007-2008 budget, Ward 5 Councilor Bob Hamel criticized the teachers' early retirement option as unfair and

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Daily Mail
Poll blames 'weak' FA for early retirement
ESPN - May 30, 2007
Graham Poll has described the Football Association as 'inherently weak' after admitting their handling of his bust-up with Chelsea last season forced him to
Three-Card Trick Cost Me My Job newswire.co.nz
Three-card trick cost me my job: referee Ninemsn
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Early Retirement - Build a family and still retire early - CNNMoney.com

Thursday, May 31st, 2007


CNNMoney.com - May 29, 2007
You'll get lots of good information on how to lay the groundwork for early retirement at this stage of your life. But you'll also find guidance on what you

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Many emergency dispatch operators can qualify for early retirement after 25 years on the job under a bill that won final legislative approval Tuesday. … read more

Early Retirement - HP offers early retirement again - Corvallis Gazette Times

Thursday, May 31st, 2007


Corvallis Gazette Times, OR - May 26, 2007
In a conference call with investors last week, Chief Financial Officer Cathie Lesjak said about 3000 workers had opted to take early retirement companywide.

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Build a family and still retire early
CNNMoney.com - May 29, 2007
You'll get lots of good information on how to lay the groundwork for early retirement at this stage of your life. But you'll also find guidance on what you

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Honouring the work of our elders
Recruiter Magazine, UK - 17 hours ago
Professor Sarah Harper, director of the Oxford Institute for Ageing, said that early retirement had become popular in the 1980s partly in response to high

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OECD urges pension reforms for Greece
Athens News Agency, Greece - 12 hours ago
He emphasized the problem of early retirement and said the Greek government should review all incentives offered for early retirement, or offer more

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Surveys show over-60 age group remaining in workforce, adding to workplace challenges … read more

Retirement lures teachers from classrooms
Rapid City Journal, SD - 5 hours ago
At 55 and with 33 years of experience teaching, Lyle Pagel has just reached the magic age to qualify for early retirement under the state and Rapid City

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Early Retirement - Poll: I was betrayed by FA (ESPN Soccernet.com)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Poll blames ‘weak’ FA for early retirement by England … read more

We all have stock in gain-sharing repeal
The Spokesman Review, WA - 15 hours ago
Lawmakers erected the second hurdle this year, by including a number of new pension sweeteners (higher cost-of-living adjustments, early retirement at full

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Build a family and still retire early
CNNMoney.com - May 29, 2007
You'll get lots of good information on how to lay the groundwork for early retirement at this stage of your life. But you'll also find guidance on what you

… read more

Early Retirement - Canadians rejecting early retirement (Toronto Sun)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Surveys show over-60 age group remaining in workforce, adding to workplace challenges … read more

Honouring the work of our elders
Recruiter Magazine, UK - 5 hours ago
Professor Sarah Harper, director of the Oxford Institute for Ageing, said that early retirement had become popular in the 1980s partly in response to high

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Poll blames ‘weak’ FA for early retirement by England … read more

Early retirements thin ranks at HP in Corvallis
McMinnville News-Register, OR - May 29, 2007
CORVALLIS An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday.

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Hewlett-Packard is shrinking again. An estimated 150 to 300 HP Corvallis employees will leave the company by Thursday under the latest incentive package designed to reduce the global tech giant s payroll. … read more

An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday. … read more

Bill lets dispatchers retire after 25 years
Statesman Journal, OR - 6 hours ago
Many emergency dispatch operators can qualify for early retirement after 25 years on the job under a bill that won final legislative approval Tuesday.

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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Software group LogicaCMG confirmed the early retirement of chief executive officer Martin Read after 14-years at the helm. … read more


NW Evening Mail
Poll blames 'weak' FA for early retirement
ESPN - 6 hours ago
Graham Poll has described the Football Association as 'inherently weak' after admitting their handling of his bust-up with Chelsea last season forced him to
Three-card trick cost me my job: referee Ninemsn
Poll: FA row was final straw SkySports
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Early Retirement - Early retirements thin ranks at HP in Corvallis - McMinnville News-Register

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007


McMinnville News-Register, OR - 21 hours ago
CORVALLIS An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday.

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As the economy turns around, companies in the European powerhouse are rehiring some employees it sent to early retirement … read more


BBC News
LogicaCMG chief executive announces early retirement after profits
ComputerworldUK, UK - May 29, 2007
By Tash Shifrin. LogicaCMG has announced the retirement of chief executive Martin Read after 14 years at the helm of the IT services firm.
Logica boss quits after profits shock Independent
LogicaCMG CEO Reed retires ShareCast
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Many people would consider studying for just one master’s degree in their retirement quite an achievement. Not Tom Norton. The 62-year-old former civil service librarian, who took early retirement a decade ago, is about to take his eighth. … read more

An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday. … read more

We all have stock in gain-sharing repeal
The Spokesman Review, WA - 3 hours ago
Lawmakers erected the second hurdle this year, by including a number of new pension sweeteners (higher cost-of-living adjustments, early retirement at full

… read more

Many emergency dispatch operators can qualify for early retirement after 25 years on the job under a bill that won final legislative approval Tuesday. … read more


Daily Mail
Poll blames 'weak' FA for early retirement
ESPN - 47 minutes ago
Graham Poll has described the Football Association as 'inherently weak' after admitting their handling of his bust-up with Chelsea last season forced him to
Poll: FA row was final straw SkySports
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Early Retirement - FAA could force thousands to retire early (UPI)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration may force up to 4,000 pilots into early retirement in what some are calling age discrimination. … read more

Graham Poll has claimed that he decided to retire from refereeing a season early because the Football Association would not back him in his row with Chelsea after he sent off John Terry for two bookable offences. … read more

As the economy turns around, companies in the European powerhouse are rehiring some employees it sent to early retirement … read more

Early Retirement - Early retirements thin ranks at HP in Corvallis (KMTR Eugene)

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday. … read more

Early retirements thin ranks at HP in Corvallis
McMinnville News-Register, OR - 9 hours ago
CORVALLIS An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday.
HP offers early retirement again Albany Democrat Herald
all 10 news articles

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Build a family and still retire early
CNNMoney.com - 9 hours ago
You'll get lots of good information on how to lay the groundwork for early retirement at this stage of your life. But you'll also find guidance on what you

… read more

Early Retirement - Impact of Early Retirement on Social Security Spousal Benefits - Insurance News Net

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007


Insurance News Net, PA - May 24, 2007
In 2007, opting for early retirement at that age means a 25 percent reduction in the amount received as compared to waiting until age 66.

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Popularity of early retirement wanes
Onet.pl, Poland - May 22, 2007
Early retirement schemes were introduced by companies in the 1970s and 1980s as a response to mass youth unemployment, with the intention of making room in

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As the economy turns around, companies in the European powerhouse are rehiring some employees it sent to early retirement … read more

Consider retirement offer
Hattiesburg American, MS - May 25, 2007
The decision whether to accept an early retirement offer can be complex. If you find yourself in this position you will need to carefully evaluate the offer

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Early retirements thin ranks at HP in Corvallis
McMinnville News-Register, OR - 3 hours ago
CORVALLIS An estimated 150 to 300 Hewlett-Packard workers in Corvallis have accepted early retirement packages and will leave the company by Thursday.
HP offers early retirement again Albany Democrat Herald
all 10 news articles

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