Socio-Economic Adjustment among Retired Civil Servants of Kwara and Lagos States: A Theoretical Analysis
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This presentation is the theoretical framework of a
proposed dissertation on the transitional experience and
adjustment of retired public servants in Kwara and Lagos.
Yearly, several workers around the world retire from service
voluntarily, compulsorily or mandatorily. In Nigeria public
sector, workers are expected to quit service at the statutory age
of 60 or 35 years of service; whichever comes first and begin to
receive monthly pensions. In addition, most of these retirees are
in their old ages. Usually, this transitional phase of life is
characterized by several changes which include age, health,
strength, income, social status, living condition and environment.
However and in most cases, this phase calls for adjustments that
are crucial to living a happy and fulfilling post-retirement life.
Some of these changes could be difficult to easily adjust to. Using
secondary data, the study explored the actual actions taken by
retirees at this transitional phase for proper adjustment to postretirement
and subsequently, old age using Activity, Multiple
Modes of Livelihood and Conservation of Resources perspectives.
The study concluded that (i) due to Nigerian economic instability
and irregularity in pension payment, several retirees seek out for
alternative means of income to augment their meagre pension,
(ii) retirees engage in such activities to deal with boredom and as
survival strategies in the mist of economic crises.
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