Clause 1, Article 31, Clause 1, Article 60 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 2008 stipulates that the retirement age of cadres and civil servants is implemented according to the Labor Code 2019.
Clause 2, Article 169 of the 2019 Labor Code stipulates as follows:
Retirement age
1. Employees who ensure the conditions on social insurance payment period according to the provisions of the law on social insurance are entitled to receive pension when they reach retirement age.
2. The retirement age of employees under normal working conditions is adjusted according to the roadmap until reaching 62 years old for male employees in 2028 and reaching 60 years old for female employees 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; then, each year it increases by 3 months for male employees and 4 months for female employees.
3. Employees with reduced working capacity; working in particularly arduous, toxic, or dangerous occupations or jobs; working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions may retire at a lower age, but not more than 05 years older than the age prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article at the time of retirement, unless otherwise provided by law.
4. Employees with high professional and technical qualifications and some special cases may retire at a higher age but not more than 05 years older than the age specified in Clause 2 of this Article at the time of retirement, unless otherwise provided by law.
5. The Government shall detail this Article.
Based on the above regulations, and at the same time, according to the roadmap for adjusting the retirement age of employees according to Decree 135, the retirement age of commune-level cadres and civil servants under normal working conditions in 2025 is:
- For male cadres and civil servants: 61 years and 3 months.
- For female cadres and civil servants: 56 years and 8 months.
Meanwhile, the retirement age of male commune-level cadres and civil servants in 2024 is 61 years old; for female cadres and civil servants it is 56 years and 4 months.
