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Erfurt (dpa / th) - Thuringia's Minister of Economic Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee (SPD) has warned of a new debate about a higher retirement age.
The introduction of the pension at 67 was already controversial, but it applies and should continue to apply, said Tiefensee of the German press agency.
He was responding to a request from employer president Rainer Dulger.
With an average increase in life expectancy, this also brought an increase in working life into play.
"I clearly reject such a request," said Tiefensee.
To start a debate about a further increase from the fence, he considers "adventurous".
According to employer president Dulger, the retirement of the “baby boomer” generation will increase the pressure on the social security systems in the coming years.
Tiefensee said that regardless of retirement age, the actual working life of employees must be discussed.
Despite the comparatively high statutory pension limit, Germany only belongs to the European middle field.
While an employee actually works for less than 39 years on average, it is almost 43 years in Switzerland, almost 42 in Sweden and more than 40 in the Netherlands.
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Employers could take countermeasures, for example through faster and more flexible job entry and career opportunities or a real compatibility of family and work, said Tiefensee.
The better integration of older employees who are older than 60 years remains an issue.