SAN FRANCISCO: Two-thirds of over 60s expect to keep working well beyond the official retirement age, but many are worried that their aging bodies won’t let them.
A new study has found that 40 per cent of people hope to work “as long as possible” and another 27 per cent say they will be forced to work into their old age because they will need the money.
However, more than one-quarter believe they will struggle to do their jobs by age 70, says the report commissioned by a workforce management solutions company.
And an increasing generation gap in the workplace threatens to drive them out, with tensions stemming from younger workers being unwilling to accept advice from their older colleagues.
“Employers who ignore changes in workplace demographics may find themselves confronting increased office disharmony,” said the report…