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Should one have to bow out just because of a retirement age?

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ST20231026_202389551081 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of an elderly office worker taking a rest along Robinson Road on Oct 26, 2023.

The statutory retirement age will rise from 63 to 64, and the re-employment age from 68 to 69, from July 1, 2026.

ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

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SINGAPORE - A few years before reaching the statutory retirement age, younger colleagues start speculating who would take your seat.

Plum assignments stop coming your way. You no longer get nominated for training courses. Your name starts being dropped from meetings.

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