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Choose countries and select questions Select specific jurisdictions to filter on Select specific jurisdictions to filter on Angola Argentina Bahrain Belgium Bermuda Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Gabon Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Jersey Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Mozambique Netherlands Nicaragua Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Congo Romania São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Timor-Leste Turkey UAE Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vietnam Mandatory retirement limits 01. Does your country have a statutory retirement age, if so, what is it? 02. Are employers permitted to specify a contractual retirement age within an employee’s contract of employment? 03. What are the legal implications for employers that enforce a mandatory retirement age? 04. Are 'early retirement incentive packages' allowed? If yes, are taxes imposed on them? Search Clear filters Download your results as a PDF Save to PDF Contributing editors Contributors Elieser Corte Real, Fátima Freitas & Associados (Miranda), AngolaNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, AngolaMercedes Balado Bevilacqua, MBB Abogados, ArgentinaReem Altaraif, Al Tamimi & Co, BahrainStephanie Tack, Strelia, BelgiumAylin Ozturk, Strelia, BelgiumMichael Hanson, Carey Olsen, BermudaJay Webster, Carey Olsen, BermudaBradley Houlston, Carey Olsen, BermudaRodrigo Seizo Takano, Machado Meyer, BrazilMurilo Caldeira Germiniani, Machado Meyer, BrazilVitória Jordão, Machado Meyer, BrazilAna Júlia Sales Aragão Bunduki, Machado Meyer, BrazilYouliana Naoumova, Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov, BulgariaNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, CameroonSilvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, CameroonErin R. Kuzz, Sherrard Kuzz, CanadaPedro Borges Rodrigues, Miranda & Associados, Cape VerdeMaría Luisa Portales, Porzio Ríos García, ChileCamila Quiroz, Porzio Ríos García, ChileLisa Zhao, Fangda Partners, ChinaCarolina Camacho, Garrigues, ColombiaCarolina Soto, Arias, Costa RicaAnamarija Jukić, Kinstellar, CroatiaVedran Kopilović, Kinstellar, CroatiaMarie Janšová, Legalité, CzechiaMichael Granát, Legalité, CzechiaNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Democratic Republic of CongoSilvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, Democratic Republic of CongoKarla Villacís Echeverría, Lexvalor Abogados, EcuadorJosé Xavier Endara, Lexvalor Abogados, EcuadorEman Riad, Riad & Riad, EgyptAmira Gamal, Riad & Riad, EgyptEduardo Angel, Arias, El SalvadorJoão S. Amaral, Miranda & Associados, Equatorial GuineaNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, GabonSilvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, GabonIsabel Hexel, Oppenhoff, GermanyPaa Kwesi Hagan, Globetrotters Legal Africa, GhanaMary Etornam Tetteh, Globetrotters Legal Africa, GhanaIoanna Kyriazi, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceArgyro Pertsinidou, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceNantia Straitouri, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceLiz Gordillo, Arias, GuatemalaCarly Parrot, Carey Olsen, GuernseyIsmael Mendes de Medina, GB Legal (member of Miranda Alliance), Guinea-BissauPaula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, Guinea-BissauFanny Rodríguez del Cid, Arias Law, HondurasCynthia Chung , Deacons, Hong KongBernie Ng, Deacons, Hong KongDániel Péter, Kinstellar, HungaryKrisztina Varga, Kinstellar, HungaryEva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, LEX Lögmannsstofa, IcelandDebjani Aich, INDUSLAW, IndiaShivani Kapur Jeet, CMS Induslaw, IndiaRuchi Goel, CMS Induslaw, IndiaVarsha D Sinchana, CMS Induslaw, IndiaIndra Setiawan, ABNR, IndonesiaRidzky Amin, ABNR, IndonesiaMarintan Panjaitan, ABNR, IndonesiaTifanny Natalia, ABNR, IndonesiaAbdurachman Sidik, ABNR, IndonesiaCatherine O’Flynn, Mason Hayes & Curran, IrelandLiat Shaked-Katz, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, IsraelHaya Ehrman, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, IsraelKeren Assaf, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, IsraelEmanuela Nespoli, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo, ItalyLaura Mancini, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci, ItalyNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Ivory CoastSilvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, Ivory CoastYuka Kamio, Anderson Mori, JapanHuw Thomas, Carey Olsen, JerseyTarina Le Boutillier, Carey Olsen, JerseyAliya Ualikhanova, Kinstellar, KazakhstanAgnesa Azemi-Ademi, Vokshi & Lata, KosovoIrina Rozenšteina, Ellex Klavins, LatviaPhilippe Schmit, Arendt & Medernach, LuxembourgSelvamalar Alagaratnam, Skrine, MalaysiaRafael Vallejo, Von Wobeser y Sierra, MexicoAna Ruiz, Von Wobeser y Sierra, MexicoPaula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, MozambiqueIdérito Ngulela, Pimenta e Associados (Miranda), MozambiqueAnnemeijne Zwager, Rutgers & Posch, NetherlandsMaarten Minnaard, Rutgers & Posch, NetherlandsBertha Arguello, Arias, NicaraguaAdekunle Obebe, Bloomfield LP, NigeriaTade Leo-Adegun, Bloomfield L.P., NigeriaGorvinder Pannu, Addleshaw Goddard, OmanYousaf Amanat, Yousaf Amanat & Associates, PakistanSahar Riaz, Yousaf Amanat & Associates, PakistanNoman Zahid, Yousaf Amanat & Associates, PakistanSiaska SSS Lorenzo, Arias, PanamaFranco Muschi, Garrigues, PeruJoy Anne Leong-Pambid, ACCRALAW, PhilippinesJose-Mari Roco, ACCRA LAW, PhilippinesJenn Kiana Louise Cardeño, ACCRA LAW, PhilippinesMarcin Wujczyk, Wardynski & Partners, PolandPaula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, PortugalJoão Pires Teixeira, Miranda & Associados, PortugalKatrina Wilson, Al Tamimi, QatarNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Republic of CongoOcéane Paprocki, Miranda & Associados, Republic of CongoLidia Zarnescu, Kinstellar, RomaniaPaula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, São Tomé and PríncipeJoão Pires Teixeira, Miranda & Associados, São Tomé and PríncipeHayat Rafique, Al Tamimi & Co, Saudi ArabiaJennifer Skeoch, Burness Paull, ScotlandNuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, SenegalOcéane Paprocki, Miranda & Associados, SenegalSrna Popović, Kinstellar, SerbiaBenjamin Gaw, Drew & Napier, SingaporeKelvin Tan, Drew & Napier, SingaporeJoel Tan, Drew & Napier, SingaporeMatúš Kočíšek, Kinstellar, SlovakiaIris Pensa, Jadek & Pensa, SloveniaJean Ewang, CDH Legal, South AfricaThobeka Kalipa, CDH Legal, South AfricaSoojung Lee, Yulchon, South KoreaChristopher Mandel, Yulchon, South KoreaDaniel Cerrutti, Uría Menéndez, SpainBorja de la Macorra Perez, Uría Menéndez, SpainJivan P Goonetilleke, D. L. & F. De Saram, Sri LankaNadine Puvimanasinghe, D. L. & F. De Saram, Sri LankaNatalee Fernando, D.L &. F. De Saram, Sri LankaDinalee Siyambalapitiya, D.L &. F. De Saram, Sri LankaSam Seddigh, Vinge, SwedenMatthias Oertle, Lenz & Staehelin, SwitzerlandAnja Affolter Marino, Lenz & Staehelin, SwitzerlandPaula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, Timor-LesteJoão Pires Teixeira, Miranda & Associados, Timor-LesteBurçak Kurt Biçer, Biçer Güner, TurkeyDoğaç Karakurt , Biçer Güner, TurkeyRoxanne Vesuvala, Al Tamimi & Co, UAESamir Kantaria, Al Tamimi & Co, UAEMaksym Tesliar, Kinstellar, UkraineIryna Shaposhnikova, Kinstellar, UkraineNick Hurley, Charles Russell Speechlys, United KingdomVerónica Raffo, Ferrere, UruguayGiselle Cardoso, Ferrere, UruguayFlorencia Fitipaldo, Ferrere, UruguayKamilla Khamraeva, Kinstellar, UzbekistanDilnora Mirabdullaeva, Kinstellar, UzbekistanStephen Le, Le & Tran Law Corporation, Vietnam Contributors Elieser Corte Real, Fátima Freitas & Associados (Miranda), Angola Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Angola Mercedes Balado Bevilacqua, MBB Abogados, Argentina Reem Altaraif, Al Tamimi & Co, Bahrain Stephanie Tack, Strelia, Belgium Aylin Ozturk, Strelia, Belgium Rodrigo Seizo Takano, Machado Meyer, Brazil Murilo Caldeira Germiniani, Machado Meyer, Brazil Vitória Jordão, Machado Meyer, Brazil Ana Júlia Sales Aragão Bunduki, Machado Meyer, Brazil Youliana Naoumova, Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov, Bulgaria Erin R. Kuzz, Sherrard Kuzz, Canada María Luisa Portales, Porzio Ríos García, Chile Camila Quiroz, Porzio Ríos García, Chile Carolina Soto, Arias, Costa Rica Anamarija Jukić, Kinstellar, Croatia Vedran Kopilović, Kinstellar, Croatia Marie Janšová, Legalité, Czechia Michael Granát, Legalité, Czechia Karla Villacís Echeverría, Lexvalor Abogados, Ecuador José Xavier Endara, Lexvalor Abogados, Ecuador Eman Riad, Riad & Riad, Egypt Amira Gamal, Riad & Riad, Egypt Eduardo Angel, Arias, El Salvador Isabel Hexel, Oppenhoff, Germany Paa Kwesi Hagan, Globetrotters Legal Africa, Ghana Mary Etornam Tetteh, Globetrotters Legal Africa, Ghana Ioanna Kyriazi, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Argyro Pertsinidou, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Nantia Straitouri, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Liz Gordillo, Arias, Guatemala Carly Parrot, Carey Olsen, Guernsey Fanny Rodríguez del Cid, Arias Law, Honduras Cynthia Chung , Deacons, Hong Kong Bernie Ng, Deacons, Hong Kong Dániel Péter, Kinstellar, Hungary Krisztina Varga, Kinstellar, Hungary Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, LEX Lögmannsstofa, Iceland Debjani Aich, INDUSLAW, India Shivani Kapur Jeet, CMS Induslaw, India Ruchi Goel, CMS Induslaw, India Varsha D Sinchana, CMS Induslaw, India Indra Setiawan, ABNR, Indonesia Ridzky Amin, ABNR, Indonesia Marintan Panjaitan, ABNR, Indonesia Tifanny Natalia, ABNR, Indonesia Abdurachman Sidik, ABNR, Indonesia Catherine O’Flynn, Mason Hayes & Curran, Ireland Liat Shaked-Katz, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Israel Haya Ehrman, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Israel Keren Assaf, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Israel Emanuela Nespoli, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo, Italy Laura Mancini, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci, Italy Yuka Kamio, Anderson Mori, Japan Aliya Ualikhanova, Kinstellar, Kazakhstan Hayat Rafique, Al Tamimi & Co, Saudi Arabia Irina Rozenšteina, Ellex Klavins, Latvia Philippe Schmit, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Selvamalar Alagaratnam, Skrine, Malaysia Annemeijne Zwager, Rutgers & Posch, Netherlands Maarten Minnaard, Rutgers & Posch, Netherlands Bertha Arguello, Arias, Nicaragua Adekunle Obebe, Bloomfield LP, Nigeria Tade Leo-Adegun, Bloomfield L.P., Nigeria Gorvinder Pannu, Addleshaw Goddard, Oman Yousaf Amanat, Yousaf Amanat & Associates, Pakistan Sahar Riaz, Yousaf Amanat & Associates, Pakistan Noman Zahid, Yousaf Amanat & Associates, Pakistan Siaska SSS Lorenzo, Arias, Panama Joy Anne Leong-Pambid, ACCRALAW, Philippines Jose-Mari Roco, ACCRA LAW, Philippines Jenn Kiana Louise Cardeño, ACCRA LAW, Philippines Marcin Wujczyk, Wardynski & Partners, Poland Katrina Wilson, Al Tamimi, Qatar Lidia Zarnescu, Kinstellar, Romania Benjamin Gaw, Drew & Napier, Singapore Kelvin Tan, Drew & Napier, Singapore Joel Tan, Drew & Napier, Singapore Matúš Kočíšek, Kinstellar, Slovakia Iris Pensa, Jadek & Pensa, Slovenia Jean Ewang, CDH Legal, South Africa Thobeka Kalipa, CDH Legal, South Africa Soojung Lee, Yulchon, South Korea Christopher Mandel, Yulchon, South Korea Daniel Cerrutti, Uría Menéndez, Spain Borja de la Macorra Perez, Uría Menéndez, Spain Jivan P Goonetilleke, D. L. & F. De Saram, Sri Lanka Nadine Puvimanasinghe, D. L. & F. De Saram, Sri Lanka Natalee Fernando, D.L &. F. De Saram, Sri Lanka Dinalee Siyambalapitiya, D.L &. F. De Saram, Sri Lanka Sam Seddigh, Vinge, Sweden Matthias Oertle, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland Anja Affolter Marino, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland Burçak Kurt Biçer, Biçer Güner, Turkey Doğaç Karakurt , Biçer Güner, Turkey Roxanne Vesuvala, Al Tamimi & Co, UAE Samir Kantaria, Al Tamimi & Co, UAE Maksym Tesliar, Kinstellar, Ukraine Iryna Shaposhnikova, Kinstellar, Ukraine Kamilla Khamraeva, Kinstellar, Uzbekistan Dilnora Mirabdullaeva, Kinstellar, Uzbekistan Stephen Le, Le & Tran Law Corporation, Vietnam Franco Muschi, Garrigues, Peru Carolina Camacho, Garrigues, Colombia Agnesa Azemi-Ademi, Vokshi & Lata, Kosovo Verónica Raffo, Ferrere, Uruguay Giselle Cardoso, Ferrere, Uruguay Florencia Fitipaldo, Ferrere, Uruguay Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Senegal Océane Paprocki, Miranda & Associados, Senegal Jennifer Skeoch, Burness Paull, Scotland Paula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, Portugal João Pires Teixeira, Miranda & Associados, Portugal Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Republic of Congo Océane Paprocki, Miranda & Associados, Republic of Congo Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Cameroon Silvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, Cameroon Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Ivory Coast Silvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, Ivory Coast Pedro Borges Rodrigues, Miranda & Associados, Cape Verde Paula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, Timor-Leste João Pires Teixeira, Miranda & Associados, Timor-Leste Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Democratic Republic of Congo Silvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, Democratic Republic of Congo João S. Amaral, Miranda & Associados, Equatorial Guinea Nuno Gouveia, Miranda & Associados, Gabon Silvia Mota Carvalho, Miranda & Associados, Gabon Ismael Mendes de Medina, GB Legal (member of Miranda Alliance), Guinea-Bissau Paula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, Guinea-Bissau Paula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, Mozambique Idérito Ngulela, Pimenta e Associados (Miranda), Mozambique Huw Thomas, Carey Olsen, Jersey Tarina Le Boutillier, Carey Olsen, Jersey Michael Hanson, Carey Olsen, Bermuda Jay Webster, Carey Olsen, Bermuda Bradley Houlston, Carey Olsen, Bermuda Srna Popović, Kinstellar, Serbia Paula Caldeira Dutschmann, Miranda & Associados, São Tomé and Príncipe João Pires Teixeira, Miranda & Associados, São Tomé and Príncipe Nick Hurley, Charles Russell Speechlys, United Kingdom Rafael Vallejo, Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico Ana Ruiz, Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico Lisa Zhao, Fangda Partners, China