Though Perkins is 73, the company waived its normal retirement age to bring him back.

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It is thought likely that he will recommend that existing staff who have a normal retirement age of 60 be required to work to 65 instead.

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At a less extreme level the transition issues created by a hypothetical Internal Revenue Code of 2013 will keep me occupied until my normal retirement age in 2018.

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The increase in the normal retirement age from 60 to 67 for public sector workers has not led to significant savings in the cost of public-sector pensions for taxpayers, a leading pensions consultant calculates.

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For those reasons, Pickle's bill, while raising the age for full benefits to 68, would have permitted retirement at 64% of normal benefits at any age after 62.

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