“Appropriate Retirement Age”

When should people be made to retire? Should there be a compulsory retirement age?
Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their or even earlier because of company or national regulations. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working for as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.
There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. Secondly older employees are extremely loyal employees and are willing to implement company policies than younger and less committed staff. However, more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over.
Allowing older people to work indefinitely is not always a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff. Having obligatory retirement age, allows new ideas in an organization. However older people should be rewarded for their valuable contribution and must be given generous pension and freedom to enjoy their leisure.
If older employees are not given superannuation, young people will stay to be unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions. Hence it is necessary for older people to retire and give chance of employment to younger generation. I feel that giving younger workers more and more chance shall motivate workforce for higher productivity.-----(292 words)