The bill adopted by the Council of Ministers states that statutory retirement age will gradually start increasing in 2013 (one more month paying contributions each quarter), reaching 67 in 2020 for men and in 2040 for women. The pension reform will apply to all insured parties born after December 31, 1952 for women and December 31, 1976 for men. People who have not reached the age of 67 may retire partially, after they turn 62 for women and 65 for men, provided that they paid contributions for at least 35 years for women and 40 years for men. Partial pension will amount to 50 percent of a full pension. The government has given three major reasons for the reform: 1/ The number of working people will go down by 4.9 million between 2010 and 2040; 2/ Over the past 20 years, life expectancy has increased by 2.5 years for men and 3 years for women. 3/ In the long run, increasing the duration of contributions will increase the amount of pensions by 45 percent.
million between 2010 and 2040; 2/ Over the past 20 years, life expectancy has increased by 2.5 years for men and 3 years for women. 3/ In the long run, increasing the duration of contributions will increase the amount of pensions by 45 percent.
Reform passed in spite of union opposition. Presented to the tripartite committee on April 13, the bill caused a stir among unions. Henryk Nakonieczny (NSZZ Solidarnosc) said that the bill is still missing solutions on the harmonization of...
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