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Retirement

In law, there is in general no set age to retire from work. Employers cannot require employees to retire just because of their age.

There is an exception to this rule if the parties have a written employment agreement that was in force on 1 April 1992 and remains in force. If this agreement specified a retirement age, and the employer and the employee agreed in writing on or after 1 April 1992 to confirm or change this retirement age, then the employee must retire at this age.