For one, employees aged 55 and above may still be very efficient, able and productive to the organisation they are attached to and the country as a whole. It is only logical then that those who are still productive may prefer to continue working, if not for the mandatory age of retirement. In fact, the retired work force represents “a huge pool??? of “overlooked talent??? for short-term projects.

Author: Yee, Siew Lin Elayne.  Publication: MIERScan, 19 September 2005.