Archive for August, 2007

Early Retirement - Fire district approves early retirement plan (The News-Press)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

An early retirement plan for senior employees that could save the Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District more than $1 million a year has… … read more

Early Retirement - Greek Socialist Leader Pledges No Cuts In Pension Benefits - FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market

Friday, August 31st, 2007


FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 2 hours ago
Papandreou also added that he would create incentives for older workers to stay at work longer rather than seek early retirement. An estimated 85% of Greek

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Early out proposed for 14000 state workers
Detroit Free Press, United States - Aug 23, 2007
By CHRIS CHRISTOFF LANSING Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, wants to offer early retirement to some 14000 state workers to trim the state

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Union leaders say workers at a Delphi plant in Dayton that makes brake hoses and engine mounts have ratified a contract that will eventually close the facility in exchange for early retirement and buyout provisions. … read more

Beware Early Retirement Promises
Motley Fool - Aug 28, 2007
I mean, if you sell someone on the idea of early retirement on the premise that the market is going to go up every year, do you think you won't hear from

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State's retirement loophole should close
The Southern, IL - Aug 30, 2007
It was then that the college board of trustees, at Mees' recommendation, voted to accept Mees' early retirement and then later rehired him on a contractual
JALC board discusses contract extension late into night The Southern
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130 workers in Duke unit taking early retirement
Bizjournals.com, NC - Aug 17, 2007
by John Downey About 130 workers at Duke Energy Carolinas have accepted an early-retirement offer made to 1100 employees in the company's nuclear operations

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Denver Fire Chief Larry Trujillo is leaving his post after being granted early retirement starting Saturday, city officials announced Wednesday. … read more

WASHINGTON — My dad had the bad judgment to graduate from high school in 1929, so many decades later, with the Great Depression, World War II and assorted family obligations out of the way, he took early retirement from his job as a corporate executive and rented a studio on the second floor of a Chinese laundry overlooking the streetcar loop to resume his career as a painter. … read more

Revisiting a fabled couple's passions and paintings
Boston Globe, United States - 7 hours ago
These events would be enough to explain Gerald's early retirement from painting. But there was something else, too, something in Gerald's psyche that

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Early Retirement - Fire district approves early retirement plan (The News-Press)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

An early retirement plan for senior employees that could save the Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District more than $1 million a year has… … read more

Beware Early Retirement Promises
Motley Fool - Aug 28, 2007
I mean, if you sell someone on the idea of early retirement on the premise that the market is going to go up every year, do you think you won't hear from

… read more

Early out proposed for 14000 state workers
Detroit Free Press, United States - Aug 23, 2007
By CHRIS CHRISTOFF LANSING Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, wants to offer early retirement to some 14000 state workers to trim the state

… read more

Revisiting a fabled couple's passions and paintings
Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago
These events would be enough to explain Gerald's early retirement from painting. But there was something else, too, something in Gerald's psyche that

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Backers say early retirements would save Michigan money and avoid layoffs. … read more

Tom Lambeth was sworn in today as the newest District Court judge in Judicial District 15A. Lambeth was appointed to the post by Gov. Mike Easley after longtime Judge Ernest Harviel announced an early retirement for health reasons. … read more

Senate bill would let a quarter of state workers retire early
Lansing State Journal, MI - 2 hours ago
Thousands of veteran state workers - more than 25 percent of them - could get enhanced pension benefits under an early retirement bill that passed the state
Republicans back bill allowing state workers to retire early MLive.com
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State workers don't have it easy
Arizona Republic, AZ - Aug 29, 2007
A state worker cannot take early retirement until they reach 50 years of age. Perhaps the letter writer is thinking of military retirement, where retiring

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Early Retirement - Beware Early Retirement Promises - Motley Fool

Friday, August 31st, 2007


Motley Fool - Aug 28, 2007
I mean, if you sell someone on the idea of early retirement on the premise that the market is going to go up every year, do you think you won't hear from

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Republicans back bill allowing state workers to retire early
MLive.com, MI - 5 hours ago
In 2002, about 8000 state workers took an early retirement which critics said led to the loss of expertise in key state service areas.

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130 workers in Duke unit taking early retirement
Bizjournals.com, NC - Aug 17, 2007
by John Downey About 130 workers at Duke Energy Carolinas have accepted an early-retirement offer made to 1100 employees in the company's nuclear operations

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Early Retirement - State workers don't have it easy - Arizona Republic

Thursday, August 30th, 2007


Arizona Republic, AZ - 17 hours ago
A state worker cannot take early retirement until they reach 50 years of age. Perhaps the letter writer is thinking of military retirement, where retiring

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Early Retirement - A second chance for Japan's leader - International Herald Tribune

Thursday, August 30th, 2007


International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
Based on the line-up Abe's put together, the early retirement crowd is likely to be proven wrong about tenure, but not necessarily about policy.

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Early Retirement - Early out proposed for 14000 state workers - Detroit Free Press

Thursday, August 30th, 2007


Detroit Free Press, United States - Aug 23, 2007
By CHRIS CHRISTOFF LANSING Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, wants to offer early retirement to some 14000 state workers to trim the state

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Canmore fire and EMS chief announces early retirement
Rocky Mountain Outlook, Canada - Aug 22, 2007
community preparedness and bylaw services said in an interview this week he is taking an early retirement beginning at the end of November.

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Hundreds sign up for early retirement
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - Aug 20, 2007
Other employees at the company's nonunion Reese's plant in the township also are seeking early retirement packages, but the company would not provide

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The Cabinet has been asked to consider approving an early retirement scheme for the years 2008 to 2013 for…. … read more

Denver Fire Chief Larry Trujillo will leave his post this week after he was granted early retirement by the state’s fire and police pension board, the city announced this afternoon. … read more

Prime Minister Jaros aw Kaczy ski signed an agreement yesterday with the head of the Solidarity trade union Janusz niadek, which seeks to prolong the early retirement scheme for a period of one year and an increase in the minimum wage by z .190 to reach z .1,126. … read more

State workers don't have it easy
Arizona Republic, AZ - 5 hours ago
A state worker cannot take early retirement until they reach 50 years of age. Perhaps the letter writer is thinking of military retirement, where retiring

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Officers win one round in medical testing case
Baltimore Sun, United States - 3 hours ago
Lauenstein, a 31-year police veteran, was forced into early retirement earlier this year as a result, Weston said. "I hope the county would meet with all

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The average age at which retirements start in the United States has fallen to 62.5, according to the Social Security Administration. That is about five years earlier than people retired, on average, just 50 years ago. … read more

My dad had the bad judgment to graduate from high school in 1929, so many decades later, with the Great Depression, World War II and assorted family obligations out of the way, he took early retirement from his job as a corporate executive and rented a studio on the second floor of a Chinese laundry overlooking the streetcar loop to resume his career as a painter. … read more

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Early Retirement - 130 workers in Duke unit taking early retirement - Bizjournals.com

Thursday, August 30th, 2007


Bizjournals.com, NC - Aug 17, 2007
by John Downey About 130 workers at Duke Energy Carolinas have accepted an early-retirement offer made to 1100 employees in the company's nuclear operations

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Salvaging a portfolio hit in early retirement
Chicago Tribune, United States - Aug 5, 2007
The summer's stock market volatility raises a difficult question for new retirees and those about to join them. If studies show that one of the worst things

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My dad had the bad judgment to graduate from high school in 1929, so many decades later, with the Great Depression, World War II and assorted family obligations out of the way, he took early retirement from his job as a corporate executive and rented a studio on the second floor of a Chinese laundry overlooking the streetcar loop to resume his career as a painter. … read more

Prime Minister Jaros aw Kaczy ski signed an agreement yesterday with the head of the Solidarity trade union Janusz niadek, which seeks to prolong the early retirement scheme for a period of one year and an increase in the minimum wage by z .190 to reach z .1,126. … read more

Beware Early Retirement Promises
Motley Fool - Aug 28, 2007
I mean, if you sell someone on the idea of early retirement on the premise that the market is going to go up every year, do you think you won't hear from

… read more

The logic seems simple: Five concussions plus the risks of playing NFL linebacker equals early retirement. Not to Dan Morgan, who has his reasons to resist quitting in what should be his prime, Pete Prisco says. … read more

Hundreds sign up for early retirement
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - Aug 20, 2007
Other employees at the company's nonunion Reese's plant in the township also are seeking early retirement packages, but the company would not provide

… read more

Canmore fire and EMS chief announces early retirement
Rocky Mountain Outlook, Canada - Aug 22, 2007
community preparedness and bylaw services said in an interview this week he is taking an early retirement beginning at the end of November.

… read more

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Early Retirement - Denver fire chief retiring (Rocky Mountain News)

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Denver Fire Chief Larry Trujillo will leave his post this week after he was granted early retirement by the city’s fire and police pension board, the city announced this afternoon. … read more

The average age at which retirements start in the United States has fallen to 62.5, according to the Social Security Administration. That is about five years earlier than people retired, on average, just 50 years ago. … read more

Appeal of early retirement fades, and industries take note
MarketWatch - Aug 2, 2007
The appeal of early retirement is fading, and more and more folks are willing — even eager — to work beyond some mythic date.

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Salvaging a portfolio hit in early retirement
Chicago Tribune, United States - Aug 5, 2007
The summer's stock market volatility raises a difficult question for new retirees and those about to join them. If studies show that one of the worst things

… read more

Hundreds sign up for early retirement
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - Aug 20, 2007
Other employees at the company's nonunion Reese's plant in the township also are seeking early retirement packages, but the company would not provide

… read more

The logic seems simple: Five concussions plus the risks of playing NFL linebacker equals early retirement. Not to Dan Morgan, who has his reasons to resist quitting in what should be his prime, Pete Prisco says. … read more

State accepts DFID
The Statesman, India - Aug 28, 2007
UK requiring it to provide majority of the funds earmarked for giving compensation to retrenched workers under early retirement scheme (ERS) of the

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Early Retirement - 130 workers in Duke unit taking early retirement - Bizjournals.com

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007


Bizjournals.com, NC - Aug 17, 2007
by John Downey About 130 workers at Duke Energy Carolinas have accepted an early-retirement offer made to 1100 employees in the company's nuclear operations

… read more

Hundreds sign up for early retirement
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - Aug 20, 2007
Other employees at the company's nonunion Reese's plant in the township also are seeking early retirement packages, but the company would not provide

… read more

Early out proposed for 14000 state workers
Detroit Free Press, United States - Aug 23, 2007
By CHRIS CHRISTOFF LANSING Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, wants to offer early retirement to some 14000 state workers to trim the state

… read more

Increase retirement age for public safety officers
Indianapolis Star, United States - Aug 27, 2007
I would venture to say that most people do not become police for the pension or early retirement benefits. They are in it because of their wiring.

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A federal agency has determined Baltimore County officials violated the rights of four police officers who were forced into invasive medical exams - and in one case, early retirement - in what they allege to be cost-cutting strategies. … read more

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