Regulations on Retirement Administration in Shanghai

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Regulations on Retirement Administration in Shanghai

 

Retirement policy is of vital interest to almost everyone. In China, retirement policy may vary in some respects in different cities. There is a summary of retirement regulations in Shanghai as following (there is no distinction between household registrations in the following regulations except for the standard of minimum payment years for claiming pension):

 

  1. Regulations on Retirement

 

(1)     Retirement age

 

Gender Identity Statutory Retirement Age
Male Cadre/worker 60
Female Cadre 55
Worker 50
Flexible Employment 55

 

(2)     Identity

 

The identity standard of a retiree is based on the information in the last labor contract signed with the employer. The retiree shall be identified as cadre if the contract shows “management position”.

 

(3)  The minimum payment years for claiming pension

 

Household Registrations Years of Payment
Shanghai

Residence

 

 a.            The pension insurance has been paid in Shanghai for more than 15 years and the last contribution was made in Shanghai, the retirees can get pension when reach retirement age
b.            The total payment years of pension insurance in Shanghai and other cities are more than 15 years, the pension in other cities have been transferred to Shanghai which is the location of the last contribution made, the retirees can get pension when reach retirement age
Non-Shanghai

Residence

 The pension insurance has been paid in Shanghai for more than 10 years, the total payment years of pension insurance in Shanghai and other cities are more than 15 years, the last contribution was made in Shanghai, the retirees can get pension when reach retirement age

 

(4)  Procedures for retirement

 

In the month in which an active employee reaches the statutory retirement age, it is handled by the company through the One Web Business Platform. There is no charge for retirement application, retirees shall get the pension in the next month after finishing the retirement procedure.

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