Some people believe that in order to give opportunities to the new generation, companies should encourage the employees who are older than 55 to retire. Do you agree or disagree?

The soaring unemployment rate has been a huge problem for many governments nowadays. Some people suggest that senior employees over 55 should be encouraged to retire so that they can make room for young people. Personally, I disagree with

this

idea. It is true that if many elder people leave their jobs when reaching a certain

age

, more vacancies will be available, and

then

young people are able to secure a job easily.

This

will greatly reduce the unemployment rate in the society.

Furthermore

, with

more young

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younger

employees, enterprises can be more dynamic because young people tend to be more creative and innovative.

However

, I believe setting 55 as the retirement

age

is inappropriate.

Firstly

, 55 is too young for most healthy adults to retire today. Modern people’s life expectancy has significantly improved

as a result

of the advances in science and medicine. It is not reasonable to ask healthy senior citizens, especially those who have great expertise, to stop working at

such

a young

age

. On top of that,

their

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they're

leaving could give rise to the shortage of skilled labour force, which

subsequently

would have an adverse impact on the efficiency and productivity of a company.

Furthermore

, if those who are still competent for their job were required to go home just because they are 55, they would perhaps feel unvalued and discriminated against.

This

might push them into depression and affect their mental wellbeing eventually. In conclusion, encouraging old staff to retire at the

age

of 55 can help boost employment among young people and invigorate the company, but in my opinion, it is neither

fair

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fairly

nor reasonable for many specialized senior employees and their companies.