Clause 3, Article 61 of Decree 170/2025/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Authority, retirement date
1. The person with the authority to terminate employment as prescribed in Article 57 of this Decree has the authority to retire.
2. The retirement date of civil servants is implemented according to the provisions of the law on labor and the law on social insurance, except in cases other than those prescribed by competent authorities.
3. The retirement date is postponed in one of the following cases:
a) Not more than 1 month for one of the following cases: the retirement date coincides with the Lunar New Year holiday; civil servants whose spouses, fathers, mothers (wives or husbands), children have passed away or are declared missing by the Court; themselves and their families are affected by natural disasters, fire;
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5. The competent person issuing the pension shall decide on the postponement of the retirement date according to the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article, except in cases where civil servants do not wish to postpone the retirement date.
Thus, civil servants can have their retirement date delayed by nearly 1 month if civil servants and their families suffer damage due to natural disasters, natural disasters, or fires.
