{"_id": "2014-01-20_P12_S1_EMPLOYMENT_AND_EMPLOYABILITY_OF_SENIORS", "_source": "SG/PairSearch", "_type": "parliamentary_proceedings", "_fetched_at": "2026-03-26T12:20:48.290163+00:00", "title": "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY OF SENIORS", "summary": "Government policies and attitudes of both employers and employees on retirement age, and employment of seniors need to be recalibrated to reflect the signs of our time. A fast-ageing population...to make them more affordable and employable, we can look at enhancing schemes like the Special Employment Credit or leveraging on the MediShield Life Scheme to encourage employers...", "text": "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY OF SENIORS\nGovernment policies and attitudes of both employers and employees on retirement age, and employment of seniors need to be recalibrated to reflect the signs of our time. A fast-ageing population...to make them more affordable and employable, we can look at enhancing schemes like the Special Employment Credit or leveraging on the MediShield Life Scheme to encourage employers...", "date": "2014-01-20", "parliament_number": 12, "session_number": 1, "sitting_number": 1, "topic": "MATTER RAISED ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION", "search_query": "employment", "doc_type": "hansard_debate", "language": "en", "jurisdiction": "SG", "country": "Singapore", "text_length": 418, "top_keywords": ["employment", "seniors", "employers", "employability", "government", "policies", "attitudes", "both", "employees", "retirement", "need", "recalibrated", "reflect", "signs", "time"], "source_url": "https://search.pair.gov.sg/search?query=employment&source=hansard", "search_text": "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY OF SENIORS Government policies and attitudes of both employers and employees on retirement age, and employment of seniors need to be recalibrated to reflect the signs of our time. A fast-ageing population...to make them more affordable and employable, we can look at enhancing schemes like the Special Employment Credit or leveraging on the MediShield Life Scheme to encourage employers... MATTER RAISED ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION"}