July 1993

Retirement age law takes effect, disallowing companies to ask workers to retire before age 60. Previously, the unofficial retirement age was 55 years, coinciding with the age when people can withdraw their Central Provident Fund savings.

November 1995

Tripartite committee on extending the retirement age appointed to study how the retirement age can be raised progressively to 67 years.

January 1999

Retirement age raised to 62.

January 2011

Parliament passes the Retirement and Re-employment Act, which introduces rehiring of older workers beyond age 62, from 2012.

January 2012

Re-employment age starts, requiring employers to offer eligible workers re-employment up to age 65 or a one-off payment if no jobs are available. Companies still cannot ask workers to retire before age 62.

April 2016

Manpower Ministry announces that re-employment age will go up to 67 years from July 1, 2017.

July 2017

Re-employment age raised to 67.