Some people think that having a set retirement age (e.g. 65 years) for everybody, regardless of occupation, is unfair. They believe that certain workers deserve to retire and receive a pension at an earlier age. Do you agree or disagree? Which types of workers do you think should benefit from early retirement?
Nowadays people receive a pension when they achieve the retirement
age
, which depends on the country. However
, I believe that some professions could not be developed for a long-time worker due to
their connection with physical activities or cognitive demands.
There are many professions which require a strong physical condition to be hired. In addition
, during their work life, workers
need to maintain this
physique in order to be more effective during their working hours. For example
, firefighters need good complexions to face their daily work such
as facing fires, helping in traffic accidents or solving gas leaks. When firefighters become older, they become less active and agile, being able to put other people at risk, and not being able to help them due to
their physical condition. For
this
reason, in many countries professions like this
one, governments have set an early retirement age
.
Moreover
, there are other works that require good cognitive skills to be developed efficiently. It is well known that when people become older, cognitive abilities such
as memory, experience a decrease, which has a negative effect on field works related to medicine or engineering. For instance
, a senior doctor that has to prescribe medicines may have memory issues, taking unnecessary risks for the patient. Due to
this
, senior workers
of specific occupations are overworking, having young workers
to replace them.
To conclude
, I maintain that the retirement age
has to be established according to
the occupations that workers
develop, in order to protect them and the population from experiencing negative events. If all of these workers
could receive a pension at an early age
, many dangers could be reduced.Submitted by carlos.terapiaocupacional on
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