in some countries older people are being encouraged to work longer and not to retire. discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working beyond retirement age.

"The

retirement

age

is no longer fixed in many societies. As a consequence some

workers

now prefer to delay

retirement

as long as possible; others,

however

, choose to leave while they are still relatively young. There are pros and cons of prolonging work past the evacuation

age

. Some benefits can be easily identified. One clear advantage of delaying

retirement

is that it enables the maintenance of well-established routines. With

age

, regularity seems to become more important psychologically and physically. A

second

benefit is that most work provides opportunities for social contact with groups and individuals. Again,

this

is beneficial to a sense of wellbeing and usefulness.

Lastly

, working for longer enables greater

time

to build more savings for the post-

retirement

period. As living costs increase constantly, financial security is vital.

On the other hand

, working past

retirement

age

is not always a good thing. Physically, a full-

time

job can be demanding especially these days, and

workers

of

retirement

age

are starting to lose their physical strength.

Secondly

, after forty or more years of work, there is less

time

remaining to pursue those activities and trips for which there was never enough

time

. Many retired people,

for example

, undertake ambitious trips worldwide, while they are still healthy.

Finally

, staying on past

retirement

potentially robs younger

workers

of opportunities for promotion, or may prevent young

workers

from actually entering the workforce. Summing up, working past

retirement

is good for continuity of daily routines but shortens the

time

available for exciting leisure activities and pursuits during years when health problems may not yet have surfaced.” “Summing up, working past

retirement

is good for continuity of daily routines but shortens the

time

available for exciting leisure activities and pursuits during years when health problems may not yet have surfaced.”