What is the retirement age for workers in 2023?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Hoang Anh Tu in Ben Thuy ward, Vinh city asked: What is the retirement age in 2023 for workers, under normal working conditions according to regulations?
Reply:
According to Article 169 of the 2019 Labor Code, employees who ensure the conditions on social insurance payment period as prescribed by the law on social insurance are entitled to receive pension when reaching retirement age.
Accordingly, the retirement age ofworkerin normal working conditions is adjusted according to the roadmap until reaching 62 years old for male workers in 2028 and 60 years old for female workers in 2035.
From 2021, the retirement age of employees in normal working conditions is 60 years and 3 months for male employees and 55 years and 4 months for female employees. After that, it will increase by 3 months for male employees and 4 months for female employees each year.
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By 2023, the retirement age for male workers will be 60 years and 9 months and the retirement age for female workers will be 56 years. Illustration photo: Diep Thanh |
Employees with reduced working capacity; those working in particularly arduous, toxic or dangerous occupations or jobs; those working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions may retire at a lower age but not more than 5 years older than the age prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article at the time of retirement, except in cases where the law provides otherwise.
Workers with high professional and technical qualifications and some special cases may retire at a higher age but not more than 5 years older than the age specified in Clause 2 of this Article at the time of retirement, except in the following cases:as prescribed by lawother.
Thus, the retirement age of workers will increase every year. Specifically, from 2021, the retirement age of workers in normal working conditions will be 60 years and 3 months for male workers and 55 years and 4 months for female workers. By 2023, the retirement age of male workers will be 60 years and 9 months and the retirement age of female workers will be 56 years.