Since June 13, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, has tried to extend the validity of the taxi driver's qualification certificate to 65 years old, encouraging outstanding drivers who have reached the statutory retirement age to continue their job registration. This means that temporary retirees who are willing to continue to engage in taxi driving will get more employment opportunities.
The release of this news received support and praise. In the comment area of relevant content, a message wrote: "In order to solve the problem of people's anxiety and anxiety, extending the operating age of taxi drivers is a win-win and practical measure, which not only serves the masses, but also increases the income of drivers." "Sincerely consider for practitioners, which is in line with the trend of social development!"
The "win-win" mentioned in the message actually reflects the necessity of this provision. On the one hand, as the window of the city's image, the existence of "silver drivers" is undoubtedly an important reflection of the city's temperature, and also a strong guarantee for the traffic operation. Taxi drivers tend to be relatively familiar with urban roads and locations in the region, while drivers with rich experience and long driving experience are more sensitive to subtle changes in the city and have rich skills in driving experience. On the other hand, some excellent taxi drivers have reached the retirement age, but they still have the willingness and ability to continue to engage in their own industry. They need to adapt to other industries when they rush into other industries. Providing the opportunity to continue to work for registration effectively broadens the employment channels of this group and provides more matching jobs for older workers.
In recent years, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Huzhou and other places have successively introduced policies to relax the working age of taxi drivers. Taking Shenzhen as an example, according to the Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Taxi Management implemented on September 1, 2021, the age requirement for applying for taxi driver's license is relaxed from 60 to 65 years old. At the same time, relevant requirements for taxi drivers' household registration and residence permit will be cancelled. It can be seen that many cities have seen the potential of "silver haired drivers" to continue their employment, and have responded to their employment aspirations in a timely manner.
It should be noted that the employment willingness of "silver drivers" needs to be protected, and employment security needs more attention. According to the information released this time by Ningbo Transportation Bureau, taxi drivers who apply for renewal registration of employment qualification certificate must undergo the adaptive physical examination of the current year and pass the physical examination. Each renewal registration is valid for one year. At the same time, the applicant must have a record of actually engaging in taxi operation in the past five years, and there has been no road traffic accident in the past three years. On the one hand, it guarantees the health of "silver haired drivers", on the other hand, it also guarantees the road safety of drivers and passengers.
Policies have been issued in many places to extend the registration age of taxi drivers, which is an inspiration to the silver haired labor market, that is, to fully match the labor ability with the position, so that the ability and quality of excellent practitioners can maintain a positive impact on the industry.
