Somers believes that all civil servants who want to continue working after the age of 65 should be able to do so. This can be done without problems for contractual officials, but it is slightly more difficult for statutory officials.
“Statutory employees’ pensions start automatically at the age of 65,” Somers clarifies. “If a statutory civil servant wants to continue working longer, he has to ask for a one-year postponement in the current system. We want to reform that system. As it currently exists with contractual civil servants, we want one simple system for all civil servants of the Flemish government. .
Civil servants will be able to continue to retire at 65, Somers assures, “but we are reversing the principle”. “Anyone who can still work and wants to work does not need to request special permission. Work should not be slowed down, but stimulated”, it sounds.
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