In some countries an average employee is legally obliged to retire at the age of 55 or 60, while in others, like Japan, people can work until they are physically and mentally fit to perform duties. what is the system prevailing in your country? until what age should people be allowed to countinue in salaried jobs. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

The

retirement

age

differs from one country to another

due to

multiple social and governmental factors. Some nations have higher numbers of older individuals and a lower rate of birth

whereas

other nations have the opposite, with most of the

nation

being younger than thirty.

Also

, in some cultures, it is socially frowned upon to stop working or to be lazy. In

this

essay, I will the

retirement

laws in Saudi Arabia and I will give my opinion. 40

years

ago, the population in Saudi Arabia was around 15 million citizens where two-thirds of the

nation

was under the

age

of thirty and the average birth rate was five children per family.

Also

, the life expectancy was around 65. It was expected that the population would have more younger individuals who would need jobs, so the

age

of

retirement

was set at the

age

of sixty or after thirty

years

of service and they would receive a full salary pension. Some jobs were an exception,

such

as

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health-related occupations

due to

a shortage of staff who could file a request to postpone their

retirement

for more than five or ten

years

. Today, the life expectancy of an individual has increased in Saudi Arabia

while

the birth rate dropped and the cost of living increased. So, in forty

years

we will have an older

nation

with fewer young people. It will not be possible to give the older generation the same pensions their parents received in the past. For that reason, the government proposed plans to increase the

age

of

retirement

and change the pension system. To illustrate, today the

retirement

age

is pushed back to forty

years

of service with possible extension if the individual was found to be physically and mentally fit. In conclusion, laws and regulations in each country should be implemented in a way to serves the citizens and adapts to the changes in the structure of their

nation

and

retirement

laws are no exception to

this

rule. Each era has different challenges and struggles that require some changes and adaptation.