Retirement rules vary across Europe although, even where there is no default retirement age, figures from 2005 showed that people did not, on average, work beyond the age of 65.

欧洲各地的退休条例不尽相同，有的地方甚至不设默认退休年龄，但是2005年的数据显示，大部分人在65岁之后就不再工作。

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The default retirement age means people are no longer expected to leave their posts by the current retirement age of 65 for men and 60 for women.

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The BCC said the paternity leave rules, coming into force at the same time as the phasing out of the default retirement age, were too much to cope with.

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You can also read our guides to how you could be affected by the end of the default retirement age and plans for a later state pension age.

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