Swiss Government Plan to Encourage Later Retirement

Swiss government plan to encourage later retirement

This week, Switzerland’s Federal Council unveiled the outline of a new plan to reform Switzerland’s state pension system. The initiative stops short of raising the statutory retirement age, but aims to make early retirement less attractive, encourage work beyond the age of 65, and strengthen the system’s long-term financial sustainability, reported RTS. The primary objective […]

Berlin, 16 May 2025. According to a representative survey conducted by HDI, more than half of pensioners of old age have to be significantly restricted and not even 17 percent can maintain their usual standard of living. Two-thirds of pensioners have relied on the statutory pension and not provided for privately. Gerrit Huy, member of the AfD Federal Parliament, explains: "The statutory pension must once again be a solid basis for retirement – a…