With the country fast approaching an ageing society, raising the retirement age for civil servants was unavoidable for the Thai government. Many will see the cabinet decision to raise the retirement age as proactive. A number of studies also suggest increasing the retirement age to 65 is possible if employers attach importance to teaching new skills. This requires serious appraisal and evaluations of those in civil service in order for the system to keep those with ability. To begin with, the OCSC must ensure that the new retirement age is not automatically applied to every official.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2019 22:52 UTC