Korea should adopt balanced approach for senior reemployment: Robert Walters

Korea should introduce a more balanced approach to senior reemployment, as their insight and experience can be of significant help in educating a younger workforce and boosting the economy, said Choi Jun-won, country manager of Robert Walters Korea. The view is a commentary on the nation’s weak social perception of elderly workers. Starting this year, Korea entered the early phase of a super-aged society where more than 20 percent of its population is aged over 65, according to data from Statistics Korea. However, the country still sets the legal retirement age at 60, making it difficult for the aged workforce to extend their career beyond that age. Choi, who leads the local subsidiary of the British recruitment firm, underscored the need to change the perception of senior workers for the health of Korean society and companies. “We need to build an institutional framework in a way to benefit both aged and young workers for the sustainable growth of the nation’s labor market,” Choi said during a recent interview with The Korea Times. For instance, senior officials, working as part-Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times