REGULATIONS TO BE AMENDED FOR STATUTORY BODIES TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE RETIREMENT AGE TO 65

The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Hon. Jean-François Chaumière held a tripartite meeting today with representatives of workers of Mauritius Post – the FCSOU – and the management of Mauritius Post, following representations from the FCSOU regarding the extension of the retirement age to 65 for this company.

For reminder, the Government, under the Finance Act 2008, provided for the gradual extension of the retirement age from 60 to 65. This provision did not include non PRB-governed officers, that is: those from Statutory Bodies. Hence, the representation from the FCSOU for its members employed at the Mauritius Post Limited, which under Section 71 of the Employment Rights Act can negotiate for the retirement age to be extended to 65.

Minister Chaumière has therefore apprised the stakeholders of the Government’s decision for the regulations regarding the retirement age for Statutory Bodies to be amended at the level of the State Law Office so that these institutions may comply with the general government policy of retirement age at 65.

This meeting was held in presence of the Director of Labour and Industrial Relations of the Ministry, representatives of the management of Mauritius Post Limited, the FCSOU, representatives of the Ministry of Finance and of SICOM – which is in charge of pensions for all 105 Statutory Bodies.