| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement 08:47 - Feb 13 with 14502 views | Witneyjack |
........and I'm loving it already. It will be nice to be able speak my mind on social media and say it is it is!  |  | | |  |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 15:49 - Feb 13 with 2498 views | Loyal |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 12:00 - Feb 13 by jack_lord |
He was a police officer and they have, to be fair fantastic pensions. The pension, at 50 is still more than a lot of people earn. Would I have been a copper, never for the amount of abuse they take.
You are a couple of years older than me. I think I have to work till I'm 68 though I am working on an early retirement if brexit doesnt finish of my investments. |
Retirement age is 55 I thought, question I ask myself now would you want to be rolling round on the floor with a fcking drugged up idiot in the middle of the night at that age ? And some have to stay longer I'm told until 60 as the new pensions are 35 years.
And they pay nearly 15% of their pay in to their own pension pot. I know this because I choose to ask. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:00 - Feb 13 with 2491 views | Flashberryjack |
Have a long and happy retirement Witney. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:03 - Feb 13 with 2483 views | Jackfath |
Do police have to finish work after 30 years? |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:33 - Feb 13 with 2469 views | magicdaps10 |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:03 - Feb 13 by Jackfath |
Do police have to finish work after 30 years? |
My sister/brother in law are both gardai and signed 30yr contracts and their pension kicks in once they retire, sp will both be appx 55.
Gardai in recent years are given 5yr contracts instead of 30.
My mortgage finishes when I am 57 and I am aiming at that, touch wood. My property is the key to my aim and we intend to sell around 57 and downsize and call our pensions.
I know you can never totally plan as anything can crop up but I feel it is important to have some sort of future plan. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:45 - Feb 13 with 2454 views | Jackfath |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:33 - Feb 13 by magicdaps10 |
My sister/brother in law are both gardai and signed 30yr contracts and their pension kicks in once they retire, sp will both be appx 55.
Gardai in recent years are given 5yr contracts instead of 30.
My mortgage finishes when I am 57 and I am aiming at that, touch wood. My property is the key to my aim and we intend to sell around 57 and downsize and call our pensions.
I know you can never totally plan as anything can crop up but I feel it is important to have some sort of future plan. |
Do other emergency services finish after 30 years? | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:01 - Feb 13 with 2441 views | magicdaps10 |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:45 - Feb 13 by Jackfath |
Do other emergency services finish after 30 years? |
Not sure fath. | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:16 - Feb 13 with 2428 views | lifelong |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:03 - Feb 13 by Jackfath |
Do police have to finish work after 30 years? |
No. |  | | |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:32 - Feb 13 with 2420 views | Pacemaker |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:03 - Feb 13 by Jackfath |
Do police have to finish work after 30 years? |
It used to be 30 years or 55 years of age which ever came first in the police unless you were senior officer when you could stay until 60.
However age discrimination law now means you can work for as long as you want. From a pension point of view it is hardly worth working after 30 years as you add little to your pension pot.
The majority of people find retiring completely under 60 leaves too much time on your hands so continue to do work of some kind to add to their pension income.
It is not unusual as well due to the type of job emergency workers do they are quite likely to be divorced and that means losing 50% of any pension straight off.
Good health and an ability to live a healthy lifestyle will always be worth more than a lump sum and a monthly pension. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:52 - Feb 13 with 2392 views | Loyal |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:32 - Feb 13 by Pacemaker |
It used to be 30 years or 55 years of age which ever came first in the police unless you were senior officer when you could stay until 60.
However age discrimination law now means you can work for as long as you want. From a pension point of view it is hardly worth working after 30 years as you add little to your pension pot.
The majority of people find retiring completely under 60 leaves too much time on your hands so continue to do work of some kind to add to their pension income.
It is not unusual as well due to the type of job emergency workers do they are quite likely to be divorced and that means losing 50% of any pension straight off.
Good health and an ability to live a healthy lifestyle will always be worth more than a lump sum and a monthly pension. |
Not forgetting it isn't 30 years anymore and since approx ten years ago it's 35 years. | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:54 - Feb 13 with 2387 views | valleyboy |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 16:33 - Feb 13 by magicdaps10 |
My sister/brother in law are both gardai and signed 30yr contracts and their pension kicks in once they retire, sp will both be appx 55.
Gardai in recent years are given 5yr contracts instead of 30.
My mortgage finishes when I am 57 and I am aiming at that, touch wood. My property is the key to my aim and we intend to sell around 57 and downsize and call our pensions.
I know you can never totally plan as anything can crop up but I feel it is important to have some sort of future plan. |
Be careful what you think for
Money is not a priority as you try to make out to be
A colleague of my wife retired from the local council a couple of years ago
Nice lump sum and pension that only those that have worked in the council, police and the emergency service can dream of
In the last couple of months he’s been diagosed with motor neurone disease and I would say it’s only couple of more months to live
Don’t think money is important for him any more
Money is not the be and end all in life |  | | |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:09 - Feb 13 with 2375 views | Witneyjack |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 11:08 - Feb 13 by PURe_Evil |
He is Police. |
Was. I paid taxes too, oh and 14.75% of my salary went towards my pension monthly. Thanks though. | | | |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:30 - Feb 13 with 2350 views | Darran |
Got any old white speed cop hats with the checkerboard band around them for my next Cheap Trick gig?
The Dream Police.
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:31 - Feb 13 with 2349 views | builthjack |
Too young. People are living longer now, so minimum of 60 me thinks.
It would drive me potty not working to be honest. So will carry on til 65 or so unless health reasons stop that.
Each to their own |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:55 - Feb 13 with 2340 views | taffpunk |
Good luck to the OP. I'm 56, just taken my NHS Pension. It's not a brilliant one, but does give me a day and a half's wages a week for the rest of my life. So basically, open the shop all day Friday and Sat morning, then the Leaflet job 2 maybe 3 days a week. Quite content. | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:57 - Feb 13 with 2340 views | raynor94 |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:31 - Feb 13 by builthjack |
Too young. People are living longer now, so minimum of 60 me thinks.
It would drive me potty not working to be honest. So will carry on til 65 or so unless health reasons stop that.
Each to their own |
You must love your job Builth, there's a big old world out there to enjoy, and it's great to be fit enough to be able to travel, you never know what's around the corner.
I can remember quite a few working with me worked all their life, and never got the chance to enjoy their retirement |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 19:45 - Feb 13 with 2310 views | jack_lord |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 15:49 - Feb 13 by Loyal |
Retirement age is 55 I thought, question I ask myself now would you want to be rolling round on the floor with a fcking drugged up idiot in the middle of the night at that age ? And some have to stay longer I'm told until 60 as the new pensions are 35 years.
And they pay nearly 15% of their pay in to their own pension pot. I know this because I choose to ask. |
I know and I agree about the rolling and abuse.
Comparison on pensions is quite contrasting though. Based on my current predictions, my 32 year contributions (at approximately 10%) will see me with less than £6000 and no payout. I have other investments, thank goodness, though health is obviously far more important.
There are changes to the pensions for new starters in the Police but that is a different story.
Good luck Witney. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 19:51 - Feb 13 with 2308 views | jackportis |
Pensioners are the best off members of society. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 20:03 - Feb 13 with 2289 views | magicdaps10 |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 17:54 - Feb 13 by valleyboy |
Be careful what you think for
Money is not a priority as you try to make out to be
A colleague of my wife retired from the local council a couple of years ago
Nice lump sum and pension that only those that have worked in the council, police and the emergency service can dream of
In the last couple of months he’s been diagosed with motor neurone disease and I would say it’s only couple of more months to live
Don’t think money is important for him any more
Money is not the be and end all in life |
Totally agree and I did type touch wood as I know how circumstances can change. | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 20:43 - Feb 13 with 2267 views | builthjack |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 18:57 - Feb 13 by raynor94 |
You must love your job Builth, there's a big old world out there to enjoy, and it's great to be fit enough to be able to travel, you never know what's around the corner.
I can remember quite a few working with me worked all their life, and never got the chance to enjoy their retirement |
I travel plenty Rayns . 11 countries last year. | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 20:47 - Feb 13 with 2254 views | Luther27 |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 19:51 - Feb 13 by jackportis |
Pensioners are the best off members of society. |
Maybe... not all though. But after putting in over 40 years paying taxes N.I so we should be. | | | |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 21:26 - Feb 13 with 2226 views | jack2jack |
Enjoy every second, all the best👠|  | | |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 21:41 - Feb 13 with 2210 views | Dyfnant |
Good on you, retire ASAP. Find it a bit sad that some think they can’t fill their time without work. [Post edited 13 Feb 2019 21:43]
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 22:10 - Feb 13 with 2164 views | Yossarian |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 12:02 - Feb 13 by monmouth |
I took up a universtity lecturing role for fun when I was bored after retiring at 50 from banking (boooo.....what a bastard....etc). I've loved it for most of the ten years I've done it, because I refuse to take part in any meetings or HR garbage, but I must say universities have become depressing places to be around. Not about education any more, just money. The fat cats and politicos have moved in now and the whole thing will be rotting in another ten years except for Oxbridge and a couple of others. I never fail to marvel at UK 'executives' capability to f*ck up anything good while enriching themselves. |
That, my friend is a topost. I retired from full time work after 31 years and now work part-time in the University. You are so, so, so right. |  |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 23:11 - Feb 13 with 2118 views | jack_lord |
| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 22:10 - Feb 13 by Yossarian |
That, my friend is a topost. I retired from full time work after 31 years and now work part-time in the University. You are so, so, so right. |
My son is going to start Uni in September. He has been offered a place in Cardiff, Swansea and Aber. I think he may end up working as an accountant. Should I say there is no pint with that massive debt and get yourself on an accounting apprenticeship then? | |
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| After 30 years today is my first day of retirement on 23:13 - Feb 13 with 2116 views | vetchonian |
Congratualtions cous.......there are a couple of apartments for sale on the riveira near me with a stuuning view of the bay!! | |
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