Minister: Full pension for early retirees in physically demanding professions

The Czech minister of labour and social affairs, Marian Jurečka, says that people in physically demanding professions should be allowed to retire five years early without their state pension being cut. He made the comment in an interview for Blesk published on Tuesday.

Mr. Jurečka said firefighters and paramedics had this year already received such conditions for early retirement.

It has not yet been decided what other professions will be able to avail of this possibility.

Under draft changes published in mid-April most people will be allowed to retire a maximum three years early and will lose more of their pensions than previously.