“I have never been ill for a long period of time, was never unemployed and never took unpaid leave”: and yet Patricia (58) cannot escape pension malus

Patricia (58) has been working continuously since she was 19: first full-time for 15 years, then always part-time. But to escape the pension penalty, she is just short of a few days worked for 9 years. That is why she is one of the faces of a campaign that women’s organizations are launching today, in the hope of further adjusting the pension reform. “In 2006 I worked 155 days, in 2007 154, then 155 again… While I need 156. And no one can explain to me why that happens.”

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