The Irish Government is making plans to raise the retirement age to sixty eight
Author: NiamhThe Irish Government is making plans to raise the retirement age to sixty eight. Ministers are saying that a low birth rate makes it uneconomical for taxpayers to support pensioners from the existing retirement age of 65. Falling birth rates elsewhere mean this is likely to happen in other countries too.
This will mean, of course that their will be less retirement functions and less retirement speeches. Add the recession into the equation and you will see that retirement will not be celebrated in the way it once was. So if whether it is Retirement of Army Officer speeches TO Officer who is retiring, the retirement of business partner or the retirement of a teacher the farewell functions are likely to be more low key.
That is not to say that there will be no parties and no speeches. It is unlikely that the boss will let a long time employee leave without saying a few words. It is unlikely too that if your father retires and you are having a family party that you will not toast his retirement. So the need for speeches will go on. Retirement speeches should encompass the working life of the retiree. They should speak of his talents and skills and what he has given to the company. The speaker should also make an effort to find out about the retiree’s foibles and hobbies. Above all the speaker should certainly try to discover the plans the retiree has for the future. Then and only then will he be able to speak convincingly of a happy retirement.
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