RETIREMENT AGE LAW (Applications for exemption)

Parliament of Singapore · 23 May 1994 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 23 May 1994, Vol 63, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Kanwaljit SoinLee Boon Yang
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Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Labour what is the number and outcome of applications made for exemption from retiring at the age of 60 years.

Dr Lee Boon Yang: Since the implementation of the retirement age law, the Ministry has received 63 applications for exemptions. Of these, 29 have been approved, six rejected, nine not pursued further after consultation with the Ministry and the rest are still being processed.

The six rejected applications and the application still being processed are from companies seeking to exem2pt employees who are engaged in occupations that require younger people to perform the jobs.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 May 1994. Republished on SGParliament.