Who in their right mind would want to continue working upon reaching retirement age? After spending the best years of our lives working hard for others just so we can feed the family, most of us can’t wait to clock out for good. No more daily stress of a 9-5 job. The sheer joy of […]
TO WORK OR NOT TO WORK AFTER 65? DO WE REALLY HAVE A CHOICE? Read More »
The Sunday Times editorial 17 July Going by the editorial in The Sunday Times today, the answer is “Much less after 62”. That’s the official retirement age in Singapore. Come January 2012 when a new law on re-employment of older workers takes effect, employers will have to rehire older workers till they reach 65, with
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Singapore Minister Mentor recently made news when he said there should be no mandatory retirement age. He reiterates his stand in the Straits Times today which carried the headline “MM Lee: If a man is fit, let him carry on working”. The former PM elaborates on his views on work and retirement in the email interview. Click here
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That’s what Lee Kuan Yew, 86, Singapore’s former PM and now MM (Minister Mentor) proposed in his speech two days ago at a function celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF). From 2012, Singapore employers have to offer re-employment to workers when they reach the retirement age of 62. Here is what LKY has
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StarMetro interviewed me a few days ago for my views on retirees and re-employment. Here is an extract from the Star’s 27 July edition. Are retirees choosy when it comes to salary and fringe benefits and does that make it difficult for them to get employment? Retiree Lily Fu, 62, a trainer with Wawasan Open
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