Retired but back in action

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Under MOM's Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests, flexi-place arrangements allow employees to work from different locations, such as from home, while…

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The retirement age will be raised to 65 on Jan 1, 2029, and the re-employment age to 70, as part of Singapore's measures to build age-friendly jobs and age-diverse workplaces.

"This gives senior workers greater assurance that they can continue working if they wish to," Singapore's Tripartite Workgroup on Senior Employment said.

The retirement age was raised to 64 earlier in July, while the reemployment age was raised to 69.

Broadly, the moves will help seniors stay employed and return to work after a break; support those who wish to work beyond the statutory retirement and reemployment ages; and provide more targeted support for lower-wage seniors.

The work group comprises representatives from the Ministry of Manpower, or MOM, the National Trades Union Congress, or NTUC, and the Singapore National Employers Federation, or SNEF.

Its recommendations follow consultations with more than 1,000 stakeholders, including employers, industry and union representatives, workers, human resource professionals and academics, as well as overseas study trips.

The workgroup's report, released on Oct 26, noted that while flexi-place and flexi-time arrangements are fairly common, there is a "significant gap" in flexi-load options for seniors.

Under MOM's Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests, flexi-place arrangements allow employees to work from different locations, such as from home, while flexi-time arrangements allow employees to vary their working hours, such as staggered start and end times.

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