Retirement
Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are old or incapable of doing their job. People may also retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when bodily conditions no longer allow the person to work any longer (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during …
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AUP: Athabasca University Press · 22 November 2024 English
“Dopp looks closely at hockey myths but not solely to debunk them. Hockey on the Moon offers a conversation in the best sense. This is hockey talk that works across …
profession, self- reliance, fair play, and fear of retirement or failure are as intrinsic to . . . life as …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
care, assisted living, seniors’ homes, or retirement homes, July 2019–June 2020 179 8.1 Estimated …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 5 November 2024 English
“A tender, beautifully written essay collection that is about so much more than parenting a child with a disability.” — Erin Pepler, author of Send Me Into The Woods AloneA …
visited a woman with Alzheimer’s disease in a retirement home. I mentored children with difficult home …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 29 October 2024 English
This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides students with an overview of the major domains of human resource management (the “how-to”) with a focus on the practical application of …
employment benefits (e.g., dental benefits, retirement plans) and limited access to statu- tory protections …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 29 October 2024 English
A collection of memories chronicling love, grief, and a life lived on and off stage Raised on a farm and educated in a prairie Bible school, Layne Coleman escapes the …
insulted with my mentioning this next stage of retirement. “We’re the youngest of the lot. We’re the spring …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 October 2024 English
Providing a comprehensive understanding of how different countries are navigating the complexities of maintaining a robust mining sector, supplying the world with critical minerals, and reducing emissions from coal mining …
Africa’s coal-fired power stations are slated for retirement between 2030 and 2050, substantial investments … The need for energy security is delaying the retirement of old coal plants, impacting the planned pace …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
Now you can cheer for the Habs every day of the year! The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most storied franchises in hockey. No club has won more Stanley …
away from the game, Lafleur was lured out of retirement by the Blueshirts in 1988. When the Rangers … hanging up his goalie pads. At the time of his retirement, Hainsworth had 94 shutouts, a record that stood …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Critic, translator, essayist, and gay man, Édouard Roditi (1910–1992) was a singular witness to the twentieth century. His writings over six decades are a unique account of a life lived …
delighted in tracking down, in his scholarly retirement, lost masterpieces of art or of craftsmanship …
CARDUS: Centre for Cultural Renewal · 10 October 2024 English
More than half of those in working-class jobs are overqualified for the work they do
senior citizens are taking working-class jobs post-retirement, or perhaps these individuals are not retiring …
Fraser Institute · 3 October 2024 English
Canadians are concerned about their income and their ability to purchase essential goods and services. Real (that is, inflation-adjusted) income determines their purchasing power, and directly affects their standard of …
Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 until his retirement in June 2022. In this ca- pacity, he was one …