Labor Ministry considering plan for same retirement age for men and women

The Labor Ministry plans to put an end to discrimination against women by making the retirement age for both sexes the same. Under the social insurance system packet now being prepared, the retirement age for men and women is expected to be set at between 62 and 65 years. Currently the retirement ages are 60 for women and 65 for men. The Ministry has also been asked by Prime Minister Leszek Miller to respond to a report by the Supreme Board of Inspection (NIK) last week, which claimed that pensions paid under the new system might prove to be much lower than anticipated. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.K.