{"id":8062,"date":"2026-08-06T08:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shooklin.com\/?p=8062"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:40:48","slug":"quoted-in-asia-business-law-journal-on-retirement-cost-creep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shooklin.com\/zh-hans\/quoted-in-asia-business-law-journal-on-retirement-cost-creep\/","title":{"rendered":"Quoted In Asia Business Law Journal On &#8220;Retirement Cost Creep&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Asia\u2019s demographic clock is ticking. With longer life expectancy and declining birth rates, governments across the region are under growing pressure to introduce a range of social security reforms, including higher contribution rates and later retirement ages.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>In the latest<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span>Asia Business Law Journal<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span>feature, our Employment Partner<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/shooklin.com\/zh-hans\/our_people\/teo-mae-shaan\/\" id=\"ember912\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\">Teo Mae Shaan<\/a><\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span>shared insights on how these demographic shifts are reshaping employment policy and workforce planning in Singapore, and the key considerations for employers navigating an ageing workforce and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>Teo noted that employers must remain attentive to ongoing changes given their direct impact on payroll policies: \u201cWith the upcoming changes, employers should build annual CPF adjustment cycles into their payroll governance rather than treating each change as an ad hoc event.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gq5a4rnv\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the firm&#8217;s Employment practice <a href=\"https:\/\/shooklin.com\/zh-hans\/our_capabilities\/employment\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia\u2019s demographic clock is ticking. 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