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Jens Südekum: "As Life Expectancy Increases, Working Life Must Rise"

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Jens Südekum is the new Chief Adviser of Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil. Here he explains for the first time what he plans to do – and why he wants to relax the protection for older people.

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The economist Jens Südekum wants to soften the protection against dismissal of older people. He wants to help companies and create more job opportunities.

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Jens Südekum calls for more flexibility in the protection of older workers in order to strengthen their employment opportunities. In Germany, he expects an upswing – unless there are any other crises.

·Germany
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Economist Südekum advocates allowing temporary employment contracts for retired workers - so that they can continue to work. Currently, employers were afraid to "never get rid of" older people.

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For Jens Südekum it is "self-evident that if life expectancy increases, the working life must also rise. The new Chief Adviser of Finance Minister Klingbeil (SPD) also wants to go to the job protection for older workers.

·Dortmund, Germany
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Jens Südekum is the new Chief Adviser of Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil. Here he explains for the first time what he plans to do – and why he wants to relax the protection for older people.

·Germany
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Many older people complain about the work ethic of the younger ones. The CDU complains that the pensioners work too little. Who really is the problem now. About age discrimination and the need for a differentiated debate.

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StefanPfeiffer.Blog broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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