Ong Bao Lin/Q5

The government may be expected to provide employment opportunities for the elderly when they are unable to support themselves. As the country developed, many things become more expensive. The elderly might not be able to afford basic necessities when they do not have a job. Therefore, providing employment opportunities enable the government to reduce their expenses on them. As the elderly becomes helpless due to inability to support themselves, they will depend on the government. The government would not be able to leave the elderly alone without doing anything as it will create unhappiness to the citizens and display an unfilial and cruel image of Singapore. In order to prevent these things to happen, the government step in to help solve the problem. For example, the government might raise the retirement age from 62 to 65 on 2010. Therefore, government may be expected to provide employment opportunities for the elderly. However, employers should be open to employ elderly when they have the capabilities to do the job. Most elderly are skilled so they are able to do some jobs. Even though some are uneducated or unskilled, they could still learn and do well in their jobs. If the employers are open to employ elderly, the elderly would be able to have a job to support themselves. For example, NTUC have employed some elderly to work there. Even if the government had provide more employment opportunities, the elderly will still not have a job when the employers do not want to employ them. Therefore, employers should be open to employ elderly when they have the capabilities to do so.