Are teachers motivated to work beyond retirement age? a case study in Yan, Kedah / Nur Enani Kamarudin

Cambridge Dictionary define retirement as 'the period in someone's life after they have stopped working because of having reached a particular age'. Based on the survey conducted by University of Malaya's Social Security Research Centre (SSRC), showed that greater life expectancy also means individuals must either delay his/her retirement and work more years, save more while working and have lower consumption in retirement. The number of Malaysians aged 60 years and above is projected to reach 3.5 million in 2020 and 6.3 million in 2040, which is about 20 percent of the total population. Through survey make by SSRC found that 70% of those surveyed said they would expect to live between six to 20 more after attaining the age of sixty and will continue working as long as their mental and physical capabilities permit. Based on previous research from, it was proposed that teachers will be motivated to work after their legal retirement age when organizational support, possibilities to change work roles and financial needs are high a survey is distribute to 223 teachers working in a both primary and secondary school in Yan, Kedah. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 23 will be used to analyse the data. Descriptive analysis, Factor analysis, Correlation analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis can be derived by using SPSS 23.0. Based on the result, independent variable is significant with Motivation factor influencing teacher in Yan District to work beyond retirement age.