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France‑Spain senior employment & pension issues

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2026-07-28 19:51 UTC → 2026-07-29 17:42 UTC · added removed

France continues to grapple with confront low‑skill seniors leaving work early, with early; a 2024 report showing shows over a quarter of 61‑year‑olds unemployed and few limited training options. In Spain, senior‑worker legal uncertainty for senior workers persisted lingered after a court reversed overturned a €53,700 severance for a 62‑year‑old university technician. The country’s technician, while a flexible retirement scheme, scheme launched in April 2024, 2024 enabled 76,595 retirees in 2025 to combine part‑time work with reduced pensions while keeping pensions, preserving health‑care and contribution credits. July 2026 saw SEPE drop the prior‑salary‑contributions requirement for self‑employed over 52 seeking age‑based unemployment subsidies, and broader pension subsidies. Pension reforms granted self‑employed with ≥15 at least 15 years of contributions a base pension at 50 % of the regulatory base, with options to increase benefits by through higher contributions or delayed retirement. In the same month Spain’s Social Security disbursed recorded a record €14.4 bn for 10.5 million historic €14.432 billion in pension recipients, disbursements for July 2026, a 6.2 % year‑on‑year rise. rise, covering 10.5 million beneficiaries. Retirement pensions accounted for €10.589 billion (73.4 % of the total), while widow’s, disability, orphan and family‑member benefits received €2.288 billion, €1.331 billion, €0.186 billion and €0.039 billion respectively. The average pension reached €1,372 across all schemes rose to €1,372.2 per month, month (up 4.6 %), with the average retirement pension €1,574. Voluntary delayed retirements comprised 11.9 at €1,573.7 (up 4.5 %). Over 1.6 million pensions included the gender‑gap supplement, averaging €76.8 per month for women (71 % of recipients). Up to July, 184,196 new retirement claims were filed; 11.9 % were delayed voluntary retirements, pushing the average retirement age to 65.4 years. The gender‑gap reduction applied to 1.6 million pensions. Peru set a mandatory retirement age of 70 for public‑sector CAS workers, ending contracts on 31 December 2026, echoing reflecting a broader trend of extending and clarifying senior‑worker protections worldwide.

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  1. 2026-07-29 17:42 UTC France‑Spain senior employment & pension issues
  2. 2026-07-28 19:51 UTC France‑Spain senior employment & pension issues
  3. 2026-07-28 11:47 UTC France‑Spain senior employment issues
  4. 2026-07-27 05:26 UTC France‑Spain senior employment issues
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