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Sumiko at 61: What happens when you hit retirement age in Singapore — and still want to work?
A new workplace law promises stronger safeguards, but ageing on the job still brings challenges
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Despite the legal provisions for older employees keen to stay in the workforce, they can still be stymied by roadblocks.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
Three months before Mr Francis Ng turned 63 in 2024, he received a letter from his employer titled “Health concerns”.
In it, he was told he was being put on early retirement, and had one month’s notice to leave the company.
