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Re-employment

Forum: Vital that career bridges lead to meaningful jobs

Forum: Working towards fair and dignified transition for workers

Commentary

Raising retirement age shouldn’t mean lowering expectations at work

Singapore needs to cultivate an approach to employment where job redesign is understood as a continuous organisational responsibility.
Singapore needs to cultivate an approach to employment where job redesign is understood as a continuous organisational responsibility.

Singapore to raise retirement age to 64 and re-employment age to 69 on July 1

Over the past five years, labour force participation among residents in their 60s has edged up, from around 58 per cent to nearly 60 per cent. Among those in their 50s, it rose from 79 per cent to 82 per cent.
Over the past five years, labour force participation among residents in their 60s has edged up, from around 58 per cent to nearly 60 per cent. Among those in their 50s, it rose from 79 per cent to 82 per cent.

Many use SkillsFuture like a ‘voucher shop’. It’s time that changes

SkillsFuture has given us an incentive to learn, but the drive to learn must come from within.
SkillsFuture has given us an incentive to learn, but the drive to learn must come from within.

Commentary

People in their 50s shouldn’t feel there is no career runway left

Ageism is not just about lost jobs. It chips away at dignity, self-worth and belonging, says the writer.
Ageism is not just about lost jobs. It chips away at dignity, self-worth and belonging, says the writer.

Commentary

Singapore’s next phase of growth requires a refreshed blueprint

The real test is not just sustaining GDP growth but whether a broad cross-section of Singaporeans can continue to find work that is secure, meaningful and rewarding, says the writer.
The real test is not just sustaining GDP growth but whether a broad cross-section of Singaporeans can continue to find work that is secure, meaningful and rewarding, says the writer.

The truth about AI: Firms will profit, workers will lose jobs

Singapore will be among the front ranks of those better prepared for this new era but that does not mean it will escape the fallout in its extended neighbourhood, says the writer.
Singapore will be among the front ranks of those better prepared for this new era but that does not mean it will escape the fallout in its extended neighbourhood, says the writer.

Sumiko at 61: What happens when you hit retirement age in Singapore — and still want to work?

Supporting older employees is a shared responsibility for both employees and employers.
Supporting older employees is a shared responsibility for both employees and employers.

NTUC raises retirement age to 64 and re-employment age to 69 for staff ahead of time

NTUC says 448 or so of its employees stand to benefit from the early raising of the retirement age to 64.
NTUC says 448 or so of its employees stand to benefit from the early raising of the retirement age to 64.

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