The debate about delaying retirement has been going on for a few years.
China's current statutory retirement age is 60 years old for male workers, 55 years old for female cadres, and 50 years old for female workers, and it has not changed.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Government Council of the People's Republic of China promulgated the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Labor Insurance on February 26, 1951, and the Government Council promulgated amendments to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Labor Insurance on January 2, 1953. It can also be said that this is China's first comprehensive welfare-based regulation that includes the retirement system.
So, who can retire early?
Those who are engaged in underground, high-altitude, high-temperature, particularly heavy physical labor, or other work harmful to physical health, and are at least 55 years old for men and 45 years old for women, and have worked continuously for 10 years or more.
Men who have reached the age of 50 and women who have worked continuously for at least 10 years, certified by a hospital and confirmed by the labor appraisal committee, have completely lost the ability to work. Disability due to work, certified by the hospital and confirmed by the labor appraisal committee, and completely incapacitated.
Starting in 2024, retirees in some areas can delay retirement, what is going on?
This is mainly for senior skilled professionals in enterprises and institutions, such as deputy senior titles or above, they can take the initiative to apply for delayed retirement, in their own jobs in the work, 1 3 years to exert their residual heat, to create a greater economic value and return to the work unit, of course, this so-called delayed retirement, completely depends on the individual's wishes, that is to say, he needs to go through the personal application, if the individual does not apply, It is still possible to retire according to the current statutory retirement age.
Why delay retirement?
It is mainly an effective choice to deal with the aging of the population and the risk of social pension insurance income and expenditure, and to maintain the intergenerational fairness of the policy. Delaying retirement can reduce the number of years a worker can receive a pension, thereby reducing the amount of money he or she spends.
Different groups have different attitudes towards the delayed retirement policy:
Civil servants, public institutions and other high-income groups. For these people, delaying retirement allows them to continue to enjoy a high salary while also being able to continue to accumulate more pensions.
There are also people who are in good health and feel bored after retirement, and delaying retirement allows them to continue to be active while also being able to continue to contribute to society.
However, there are those who support it and those who oppose it.
Low-income people who are engaged in manual labor on the assembly line of enterprises. For these people, delaying retirement may result in a decrease in their income and a decrease in their quality of life. There are also people who are in poor physical condition and have many chronic diseases, for these people, delaying retirement may increase their physical burden and affect their health.
In addition to the different responses of different occupational groups, the attitudes of different age groups are also different
For young people, the delayed retirement policy seems to be an invisible threshold, making them anxious about the future job market. They fear that as the retirement age is delayed, competition for jobs will become more fierce and the chances of finding their dream job will become more slim. Moreover, the issue of pensions also makes them uneasy, and the future pension security seems to be no longer stable.
As for the middle-aged people, they feel helpless and confused under this policy. Many of them have already devoted half their lives to their work and are looking forward to living out their old age. However, the implementation of the delayed retirement policy has forced them to continue to struggle in the workplace and cannot enjoy their retirement life as originally planned. This exhaustion and dissatisfaction pervades the middle-aged population.
Older age groups have reacted more strongly to this policy. They feel that they have given their all for the country and society and deserve the respect and care they deserve. However, the implementation of the delayed retirement policy has prevented them from enjoying the retirement benefits they deserve, which makes them feel neglected and unfair.
In conclusion, there are very diverse and intertwined factors that affect the complex issue of delayed retirement. We need to take a hard look at all aspects of agile thinking and develop principled measures that are highly targeted to meet the needs of different groups, uphold science, fairness, and respect for the core values of the individual. In addition, it is indispensable to pay attention to the life and welfare of the elderly group and provide better protection services. In this way, we can effectively respond to and reach a consensus among all relevant parties, and promote the overall pension industry in China to enter a new stage. Only in this way can we truly maximize the effect of the postponement of retirement policy, safeguard the rights and interests of each elderly person and improve their overall quality of life.