| dc.description.abstract | As they face the challenges of population ageing, governments in many countries are considering
How to increase labour-force participation by older workers and discourage early retirement. In
Kenya the government increased the retirement age from 55 to 60 years with effect from 1st April
2009. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the extension of
Retirement age with special reference to Commercial Banks in Nyeri Town. The study was
Carried out to address the factors influencing extension of retirement age in Kenya from fifty five
Years to sixty. The objectives of the study were to determine how extension of retirement age
Influence preservation of the organizational corporate knowledge, provides a system for effective
succession management, creates a flexible and responsive workforce, increases return on
investment training and development, reduce the rate of staff turnover and better ability to
respond to older clients and their needs. The study adopted descriptive research design where the
target population was the 12 commercial banks in Nyeri Town. The population in the study was
the 168 employees of the participating commercial banks. Random sampling with a sample of
30% of the population was taken. The researcher solely conducted the field work during data
collection, recording, sampling, editing, tabulation and analyzing it. Descriptive statistics and
some inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The study found that preservation of
knowledge had a high influence on the extension of retirement age (Mean = 1.88, SD =1.54).
The return on investment was also found to have a high influence on the extension of the
retirement age (Mean = 1.64, SD =1.02). The rate of staff of turnover however had a low
influence on the extension of the retirement age (Mean = 1.88, SD = 0.625). Just like staff
turnover succession planning also had a low influence on the extension of retirement age (Mean
= 1.57, SD= 1.02). Increased return on investment (56%) arose as the most influencing factor
Affecting the extension of the retirement age followed by preservation of corporate knowledge
(30%). The researcher concluded that hiring of professional trainers as well as training materials
came at a cost. As such, the company would want a return on its investment in terms of
employee performance. The study recommended that the banks should embrace traditional
training methods since they are more cost effective and efficient at the same time. | en_US |
