Retirement age needs change

Retirement age needs change

From Kompas

The retirement age for civil servants is now divided into
three categories. For echelon I bureaucrats (e.g.
researchers/rectors) the age is 65, for echelon II (e.g.
teachers/lecturers) 60 and for echelons III and IV (ordinary
staff) 56.

I would like to propose that the three categories be reduced
to two, comprising echelon I personnel at the age of 65 and
echelons II, III and IV at 60. This is meant to avoid social envy
among civil servants, while the population's life expectancy
increases.

At 56, civil servants still have the capacity to perform their
respective duties. Besides, they have to support family needs
such as children's education, health care and housing costs.

The government is therefore expected to issue a regulation on
the new retirement age division, which will certainly be welcomed
with great delight by all civil servants.

AMIRUDDIN
Padang, West Sumatra