Companies will have to take steps to ensure staff do not perform ‘heavy’ jobs for more than 30 years or pay them an extra pension for two years under rules ministers are considering to ease the increase in the state pension age.

Ministers are finalising their plans to put up the retirement age from 65 to 67 and hope to make a formal announcement on Friday.
But according to news agency ANP, agreement has been reached on measures to help workers doing physically tough jobs stay in employment until the age of 67.
This means firms which do not find less taxing tasks for older staff who have done demanding jobs will have to pay them a pension at the age of 65.
It is not clear exactly what ministers mean by ‘heavy work’ or if a list will be drawn up of officially ‘heavy’ professions.
Ministers plan to increase the state and corporate pension age from 65 to 66 in 2020 and then increase it in phases to 67 by 2026. People will still be allowed to retire at 65 but will face a cut of between 5% and 8% in their state pension.