Unemployment before retirement can endanger the pension

Reading period 3 minutes Unemployment just before the planned retirement can have a significant impact on the entitlement to an early retirement pension for long-term insured persons. This pension is normally possible from 63 years for those who fulfil 45 years of contributions in the statutory pension insurance and thus want to retire early without a haircut. However, if one becomes unemployed in the last two years before retirement and receive…