Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Decision on the Implementation of Progressive Deferment of the Statutory Retirement Age

全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于实施渐进式延迟法定退休年龄的决定

October 08, 2024 | BY

Susan Mok

China to raise the statutory retirement age from January 2025

Adopted: September 13, 2024

Effective: January 1, 2025

Main contents: The deferment of the statutory retirement age for male and female employees shall commence simultaneously and take 15 years, gradually deferring the statutory retirement age for male employees from the current age of 60 to 63 and that for female employees from the current age of 50 or 55 to 55 and 58 respectively.

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