The public services department (JPA) will conduct a study on the proposal to raise the mandatory retirement age for civil servants from 60 to 65.
Chief Secretary to the Government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said an in-depth study of the proposal is necessary before any decision can be made.
“There has been no study on the proposal so far. So, JPA will conduct one first,” he told reporters after attending a lecture titled “State Capacity and Directed Growth: A Mission-Oriented Approach” by economist Mariana Francesca Mazzucato here today.
Tabling the 13th Malaysia Plan in Parliament on July 31, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the retirement age policy would be reviewed in line with Malaysia’s demographic shift towards an ageing nation.
Anwar also said various factors, including financial implications and job market dynamics, must be considered before making a final decision on the matter.
In May, law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said urged the government to consider increasing the retirement age, arguing that it was a waste to force capable individuals to retire at 60 when many remain active, productive, and able to contribute.
Currently, the mandatory retirement age for civil servants is 60, which also serves as the minimum retirement age for private sector workers under the Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012.
