Extend retirement age? Maybe it's time to think about that from another perspective

[Windwaver]

https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-seniors-should-not-stand-in-the-way-of-younger-staff

Forum: Seniors should not stand in the way of younger staff

Singapore must tread carefully in handling the issue of raising the retirement and re-employment ages. Care must be taken not to cause resentment on the part of younger workers.

Workers in their prime (early to late 30s) might not be able to advance in the company's hierarchy if the seniors above them won't retire.

Older workers who can afford to retire early should give the younger generation a chance to climb up. They can always volunteer or offer mentorship to the young if they are bored with retirement.

If too many seniors cling to their jobs even when they don't need them, there may be fewer opportunities for the next generation.

Francis Cheng

 

Seems that old folks not needed in our country, just like what COVID-19 is doing to us.

[Mustank]

Is this a not simpur thread

[1fast1]

Yes, and NS-serving Sinkies should not stand in the way of our first class FTs. 🙄

[kobayashiGT]

16 minutes ago, Windwaver said:

https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-seniors-should-not-stand-in-the-way-of-younger-staff

Forum: Seniors should not stand in the way of younger staff

Singapore must tread carefully in handling the issue of raising the retirement and re-employment ages. Care must be taken not to cause resentment on the part of younger workers.

Workers in their prime (early to late 30s) might not be able to advance in the company's hierarchy if the seniors above them won't retire.

Older workers who can afford to retire early should give the younger generation a chance to climb up. They can always volunteer or offer mentorship to the young if they are bored with retirement.

If too many seniors cling to their jobs even when they don't need them, there may be fewer opportunities for the next generation.

Francis Cheng

 

Seems that old folks not needed in our country, just like what COVID-19 is doing to us.

But you need to know SG is an aging society. More lao lang than ginna these days. hahaha.

[Victor68]

First, what does it mean by retiring in Singapore context? Are we saying stop working instead? 

Then the reasons for one to decide to stop working can be many reasons. If you need that money to survive, then retirement is out of the question because there is no pension scheme here. 

[Inlinefour]

Extend to 100yo so that ivory tower multimillionaire can enjoy to the last breath 🤫🤫🤫

 

ns for sinkie 

 

job for ft 

 

🤐🤐🤐

[Xers007]

talk bird... who wants to work when can happily retire with no worries on $$$..

Edited November 9, 2021 by Xers007

[Watwheels]

Sack the old staff and source them as private consultants. The ex older staff do less work but get well paid. The younger staff can move up. Win-win.

[Stratovarius]

57 minutes ago, Mustank said:

Is this a not simpur thread

Ya. like our gahman now got what MM, SM or what obi-wan ministar.🤣

[Mustank]

19 minutes ago, Watwheels said:

Sack the old staff and source them as private consultants. The ex older staff do less work but get well paid. The younger staff can move up. Win-win.

 

[Mustank]

1 minute ago, Stratovarius said:

Ya. like our gahman now got what MM, SM or what obi-wan ministar.🤣

👆

[kobayashiGT]

1 hour ago, Stratovarius said:

Ya. like our gahman now got what MM, SM or what obi-wan ministar.🤣

It started with our NS, you kick the old bird out of the army, then re-hire them from ST engineering, do the same thing and can move the younger one up. win-win.
😁

The old one can take pink IC somemore. hahaha.

 

[Fitvip]

Francis Cheng will grow old too, hopefully!

Dish washers and cleaners certainly do not block people like him!

He cannot beat CECA. Now he turns to seniors!

Edited November 9, 2021 by Fitvip

[Jman888]

bring back the pension system, pay the old folk to retire early to make way for the young generation 

 

[13177]

Article mentioned ''Workers in their prime (early to late 30s) might not be able to advance in the company's hierarchy if the seniors above them won't retire.'' This is quite true, esp those seniors who are working in senior management or high position in the company, many of them work even until past re-employment age and still working. So staff below wait until neck long long also cannot get promote up. Lol. Many times these seniors in the high position would always say they cannot retire and have to continue to work, cause they cannot find anyone who can be their successor?! 

[RadX]

18 minutes ago, 13177 said:

Article mentioned ''Workers in their prime (early to late 30s) might not be able to advance in the company's hierarchy if the seniors above them won't retire.'' This is quite true, esp those seniors who are working in senior management or high position in the company, many of them work even until past re-employment age and still working. So staff below wait until neck long long also cannot get promote up. Lol. Many times these seniors in the high position would always say they cannot retire and have to continue to work, cause they cannot find anyone who can be their successor?! 

Go see civil service la

 

those dinosaurs still der liao even fossilized still remain der

[Jman888]

16 minutes ago, 13177 said:

Article mentioned ''Workers in their prime (early to late 30s) might not be able to advance in the company's hierarchy if the seniors above them won't retire.'' This is quite true, esp those seniors who are working in senior management or high position in the company, many of them work even until past re-employment age and still working. So staff below wait until neck long long also cannot get promote up. Lol. Many times these seniors in the high position would always say they cannot retire and have to continue to work, cause they cannot find anyone who can be their successor?! 

for some I know, those old retiree were asked to go back because the young ones always come and go and not reliable. The company have to ask the old managers to defer retirement. 

[RadX]

11 minutes ago, Jman888 said:

for some I know, those old retiree were asked to go back because the young ones always come and go and not reliable. The company have to ask the old managers to defer retirement. 

Chicken and egg

push pull I feel from both sides