Archive for November, 2008

Early Retirement - Judge Chin tells why he s retiring early (The Star)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

KOTA KINABALU: Justice Datuk Ian Chin, who revealed the existence of a boot camp for judges, said he decided to go for early retirement as work had become very stressful. … read more


Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of
TMCnet - Nov 29, 2008
This table is needed in order to compute the value of early retirement benefits and, thus, the total value of benefits under the plan.

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Riverside County offers early retirement packages to employees
Press-Enterprise, CA - Nov 26, 2008
More than 3400 county employees would be eligible for early retirement. The county is offering to subsidize their medical plan rates until 2011 and increase

… read more


Judge Chin tells why he's retiring early
AsiaOne, Singapore - Nov 28, 2008
KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA - Justice Datuk Ian Chin, who revealed the existence of a boot camp for judges, said he decided to go for early retirement as work

… read more


HC fines govt for early retirement of official
Bihar Times, India - Nov 29, 2008
Shiv Kirti Singh of Patna high court on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 50000 on the state government for the early retirement of one of its official.

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Citigroup Said to Offer Japan's Nikko Workers Early Retirement
Bloomberg - Nov 21, 2008
In June, Citigroup offered all 1350 employees at its Japanese consumer-finance unit early retirement with two months salary as the company withdraws from

… read more


GUEST COLUMN: Estimate your social security benefit online
Mansfield News, MA - Nov 28, 2008
If you wait until age 70, your monthly retirement can be almost twice the rate as early retirement at age 62. If you start benefits early, your benefits are

… read more

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A union official says Bobcat Co. is asking more of its workers to take early retirement. Jeremy Bauer is the president of the Bismarck United Steelworkers Union Local 566 and a worker at the Bismarck Bobcat plant. … read more

Sparrow Health System officials are working on a plan to trim the Lansing-based hospital system’s budget - including an undisclosed number of staff buyouts - in response to a declining economy. … read more


New York Times

Latest Chrysler Buyout Offer Lures Quarter of Salaried Staff
New York Times, United States - 23 hours ago
Like General Motors and the Ford Motor Company, Chrysler is cutting deep into its white-collar ranks by offering buyouts or early retirement deals to
Jobs bank might go in deal for bailout The News Journal
Should Taxpayers Bail Out GM's Retirees? TIME
Poll: Bankruptcy for Big Three Moultrie Observer
all 353 news articles

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Early Retirement - GUEST COLUMN: Estimate your social security benefit online - Mansfield News

Sunday, November 30th, 2008


Mansfield News, MA - Nov 28, 2008
If you wait until age 70, your monthly retirement can be almost twice the rate as early retirement at age 62. If you start benefits early, your benefits are

… read more

KOTA KINABALU: Justice Datuk Ian Chin, who revealed the existence of a boot camp for judges, said he decided to go for early retirement as work had become very stressful. … read more


No easy way out of debt after working days done
Chicago Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago
And while retirees have taken on more debt in many ways, embracing higher mortgages later in life or being forced into early retirement by job loss,

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One-third of older people help look after grandchildren on daily basis
Irish Times, Ireland - 57 minutes ago
In countries where early retirement was allowed and/or was generous - typically southern countries and also Austria and France - there were high numbers of
One in three elderly minds grandchildren CHILDCARE: In the family Herald.ie
all 3 news articles

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Transitions require introspection
Danbury News Times, CT - 13 hours ago
Within six months of his early retirement from NYNEX as the corporate safety director, he took a wood turning class at Brookfield Craft Center.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A union official says Bobcat Co. is asking more of its workers to take early retirement. Jeremy Bauer is the president of the Bismarck United Steelworkers Union Local 566 and a worker at the Bismarck Bobcat plant. … read more

JUNEAU A $795,749 state loan to the city of Juneau was approved last week, paving the way for another loan sought by the Juneau Utility.Juneau Clerk/Treasurer Dennis Sheldon announced Monday that a loan from the State Trust Fund Loan Progam was approved Nov. 19. Juneau City Council voted unanimously to seek the loan at a special meeting Nov. 3.The money will be used for early retirement of a … … read more


Judge Chin tells why he's retiring early
AsiaOne, Singapore - Nov 28, 2008
KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA - Justice Datuk Ian Chin, who revealed the existence of a boot camp for judges, said he decided to go for early retirement as work

… read more

Early Retirement - Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of … - TMCnet

Sunday, November 30th, 2008


TMCnet - 14 hours ago
This table is needed in order to compute the value of early retirement benefits and, thus, the total value of benefits under the plan.

… read more

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer considered retiring when he was on top of college football. Now his time with the Vols is winding down and his team is simply playing out the string. … read more


McLean County administrator taking early retirement next year
Bloomington Pantagraph,  USA - Nov 18, 2008
Zeunik announced Tuesday during the McLean County Board meeting that he will take early retirement. Zeunik s last day will be May 22, 2009.

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Sparrow Health System officials are working on a plan to trim the Lansing-based hospital system’s budget - including an undisclosed number of staff buyouts - in response to a declining economy. … read more


HC fines govt for early retirement of official
Bihar Times, India - 20 hours ago
Shiv Kirti Singh of Patna high court on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 50000 on the state government for the early retirement of one of its official.

… read more


Riverside County offers early retirement packages to employees
Press-Enterprise, CA - Nov 26, 2008
More than 3400 county employees would be eligible for early retirement. The county is offering to subsidize their medical plan rates until 2011 and increase

… read more


GUEST COLUMN: Estimate your social security benefit online
Mansfield News, MA - Nov 28, 2008
If you wait until age 70, your monthly retirement can be almost twice the rate as early retirement at age 62. If you start benefits early, your benefits are

… read more

Not unless you want to continue working. While it is true that the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. So if you go ahead with your plans to retire early, your benefits will be reduced. You also should know that if you choose to keep working even beyond your full retirement age, you can increase your future Social Security benefits. With delayed … … read more

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Early Retirement - Juneau gets loan for utility (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

JUNEAU A $795,749 state loan to the city of Juneau was approved last week, paving the way for another loan sought by the Juneau Utility.Juneau Clerk/Treasurer Dennis Sheldon announced Monday that a loan from the State Trust Fund Loan Progam was approved Nov. 19. Juneau City Council voted unanimously to seek the loan at a special meeting Nov. 3.The money will be used for early retirement of a … … read more

DETROIT Chrysler LLC said yesterday it expects minimal involuntary layoffs will be needed to reach its goal of cutting 25 percent of its salaried and contract work forces, or 5,000 positions. The deadline for accepting buyout and early retirement offers was yesterday. The company wouldn t say how many employees have taken the offers so far because they have until Sunday to change their minds. … read more


Riverside County offers early retirement packages to employees
Press-Enterprise, CA - Nov 26, 2008
More than 3400 county employees would be eligible for early retirement. The county is offering to subsidize their medical plan rates until 2011 and increase

… read more

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A union official says Bobcat Co. is asking more of its workers to take early retirement. Jeremy Bauer is the president of the Bismarck United Steelworkers Union Local 566 and a worker at the Bismarck Bobcat plant. … read more

Not unless you want to continue working. While it is true that the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. So if you go ahead with your plans to retire early, your benefits will be reduced. You also should know that if you choose to keep working even beyond your full retirement age, you can increase your future Social Security benefits. With delayed … … read more


GUEST COLUMN: Estimate your social security benefit online
Mansfield News, MA - Nov 28, 2008
If you wait until age 70, your monthly retirement can be almost twice the rate as early retirement at age 62. If you start benefits early, your benefits are

… read more

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Early Retirement - Social Security | Q&A Early retirement age remains at 62 years (Bradenton Herald)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Not unless you want to continue working. While it is true that the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. So if you go ahead with your plans to retire early, your benefits will be reduced. You also should know that if you choose to keep working even beyond your full retirement age, you can increase your future Social Security benefits. With delayed … … read more

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Early Retirement - Riverside County offers early retirement packages to employees - Press-Enterprise

Saturday, November 29th, 2008


Press-Enterprise, CA - Nov 26, 2008
More than 3400 county employees would be eligible for early retirement. The county is offering to subsidize their medical plan rates until 2011 and increase

… read more


Canada.com

Choices Aren t Easy for Chrysler Workers
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
Like General Motors and the Ford Motor Company, Chrysler is cutting deep into its white-collar ranks by offering buyouts or early retirement deals to
Should Taxpayers Bail Out GM's Retirees? TIME
all 731 news articles

… read more


Citigroup Said to Offer Japan's Nikko Workers Early Retirement
Bloomberg - Nov 21, 2008
In June, Citigroup offered all 1350 employees at its Japanese consumer-finance unit early retirement with two months salary as the company withdraws from

… read more


F'ville considers voluntary early retirement incentive program
The Citizen.com, GA - Nov 25, 2008
The Fayetteville City Council is considering a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) to help offset budget concerns due to the worsening

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KOTA KINABALU: Justice Datuk Ian Chin, who revealed the existence of a boot camp for judges, said he decided to go for early retirement as work had become very stressful. … read more


CBS News

Pension System A Runaway Train?
CBS News, NY - 11 hours ago
(CBS) Walter Kueffner was an auditing manager at Long Island Rail Road in New York until he took early retirement at age 50. Now he's almost 64 and still

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Sparrow Health System officials are working on a plan to trim the Lansing-based hospital system’s budget - including an undisclosed number of staff buyouts - in response to a declining economy. … read more

Riverside County is offering incentives for thousands of employees to retire early at the start of next year, a move officials say could save millions of dollars and reduce the need for future layoffs. … read more

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. , which announced 52,000 job cuts this week, offered the option of early retirement to all staff over the age of 40 at its Japanese brokerage unit, two people familiar with the situation said. … read more

JUNEAU A $795,749 state loan to the city of Juneau was approved last week, paving the way for another loan sought by the Juneau Utility.Juneau Clerk/Treasurer Dennis Sheldon announced Monday that a loan from the State Trust Fund Loan Progam was approved Nov. 19. Juneau City Council voted unanimously to seek the loan at a special meeting Nov. 3.The money will be used for early retirement of a … … read more

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Early Retirement - Citigroup Said to Offer Nikko Staff Early Retirement (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. , which announced 52,000 job cuts this week, offered the option of early retirement to all staff over the age of 40 at its Japanese brokerage unit, two people familiar with the situation said. … read more

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Early Retirement - Choices Aren t Easy for Chrysler Workers - New York Times

Saturday, November 29th, 2008


New York Times, United States - 43 minutes ago
Like General Motors and the Ford Motor Company, Chrysler is cutting deep into its white-collar ranks by offering buyouts or early retirement deals to
Should Taxpayers Bail Out GM's Retirees? TIME
all 1,089 news articles

… read more

Not unless you want to continue working. While it is true that the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. So if you go ahead with your plans to retire early, your benefits will be reduced. You also should know that if you choose to keep working even beyond your full retirement age, you can increase your future Social Security benefits. With delayed … … read more

Riverside County is offering incentives for thousands of employees to retire early at the start of next year, a move officials say could save millions of dollars and reduce the need for future layoffs. … read more


GUEST COLUMN: Estimate your social security benefit online
Mansfield News, MA - 6 hours ago
If you wait until age 70, your monthly retirement can be almost twice the rate as early retirement at age 62. If you start benefits early, your benefits are

… read more


Social Security | Q&A Early retirement age remains at 62 years
Bradenton Herald,  United States - Nov 24, 2008
While it is true that the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. So if you go ahead with your plans to retire

… read more


School Board Approves Early Retirement Policy, Tax Asking To Increase
Emmetsburg News, IA - Nov 25, 2008
by Lori Hall The district s early retirement policy was discussed and acted on during the Emmetsburg Community Schools Board of Education meeting Nov.

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Citigroup Said to Offer Japan's Nikko Workers Early Retirement
Bloomberg - Nov 21, 2008
In June, Citigroup offered all 1350 employees at its Japanese consumer-finance unit early retirement with two months salary as the company withdraws from

… read more


McLean County administrator taking early retirement next year
Bloomington Pantagraph,  USA - Nov 18, 2008
Zeunik announced Tuesday during the McLean County Board meeting that he will take early retirement. Zeunik s last day will be May 22, 2009.

… read more

Terrance Copper actually contemplated early retirement. A freak injury scared the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver/special teams ace enough to have a long talk with his wife, Kandy, about hanging up the cleats and shoulder pads for good. … read more


Pension Agency Sounds Alarm on Big Three
Wall Street Journal - 18 hours ago
auto makers probably need several more years to restructure and could tap the pension plans to cover the cost of offering buyouts and early retirement.

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Early Retirement - Riverside County offers early retirement packages to employees - Press-Enterprise

Friday, November 28th, 2008


Press-Enterprise, CA - Nov 26, 2008
More than 3400 county employees would be eligible for early retirement. The county is offering to subsidize their medical plan rates until 2011 and increase

… read more

Concerns over pensions is a sign of the economic times, including in Fayette County. The Fayetteville City Council is considering a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) to help offset budget concerns due to the worsening economy. … read more

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Early Retirement - Bobcat seeking more early retirement takers (The Wahpeton Daily News)

Friday, November 28th, 2008

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A union official says Bobcat Co. is asking more of its workers to take early retirement. Jeremy Bauer is the president of the Bismarck United Steelworkers Union Local 566 and a worker at the Bismarck Bobcat plant. … read more


Social Security | Q&A Early retirement age remains at 62 years
Bradenton Herald,  United States - Nov 24, 2008
While it is true that the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. So if you go ahead with your plans to retire

… read more


FINRA to Cut 10%, Asks 300 to Accept Voluntary Early Retirement
On Wall Street, NY - Nov 21, 2008
The early retirement offers come amid the broad financial crisis, which is likely to result in a decline of the self-regulator's revenues, according to

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Citigroup Said to Offer Japan's Nikko Workers Early Retirement
Bloomberg - Nov 21, 2008
In June, Citigroup offered all 1350 employees at its Japanese consumer-finance unit early retirement with two months salary as the company withdraws from

… read more


F'ville considers voluntary early retirement incentive program
The Citizen.com, GA - Nov 25, 2008
The Fayetteville City Council is considering a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) to help offset budget concerns due to the worsening

… read more

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. , which announced 52,000 job cuts this week, offered the option of early retirement to all staff over the age of 40 at its Japanese brokerage unit, two people familiar with the situation said. … read more


School Board Approves Early Retirement Policy, Tax Asking To Increase
Emmetsburg News, IA - Nov 25, 2008
by Lori Hall The district s early retirement policy was discussed and acted on during the Emmetsburg Community Schools Board of Education meeting Nov.

… read more

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