Prescribed Re-employment Age Raised to 69
Summary
The Ministry of Manpower issued Notification S 188/2026, raising the prescribed re-employment age from 68 to 69 years under the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993. This applies to employees who attain age 68 on or after 1 July 2026. The prior notification (G.N. No. S 547/2022) is revoked.
What changed
The Ministry of Manpower has issued the Retirement and Re-employment (Prescribed Re-employment Age) Notification 2026 (No. S 188), raising the prescribed re-employment age from 68 to 69 years. Section 2 specifies that employees who attain 68 years of age on or after 1 July 2026 are entitled to be re-employed until age 69. Section 3 formally revokes the 2022 notification.
Employers should review and update their re-employment policies, HR systems, and employment contracts to reflect the new age threshold before 1 July 2026. No penalties are specified in the notification for non-compliance with the re-employment obligation, which remains governed by the underlying Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993.
What to do next
- Update re-employment policies to reflect the new age threshold of 69
- Review HR procedures for employees turning 68 on or after 1 July 2026
- Notify affected employees of their extended re-employment eligibility
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Retirement and Re-employment (Prescribed Re-employment Age) Notification 2026 Status:
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Apr 2026
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No. S 188
| Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993 |
| Retirement and Re-employment
(Prescribed Re-employment Age)
Notification 2026 |
| | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7A(11) of the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Notification: | | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7A(11) of the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Notification: |
| In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7A(11) of the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Notification: | |
| Citation and commencement |
| 1. This Notification is the Retirement and Re‑employment (Prescribed Re-employment Age) Notification 2026 and comes into operation on 1 July 2026. |
| Prescribed re-employment age |
| 2. The prescribed re-employment age for employees who attain 68 years of age on or after 1 July 2026 is 69 years of age. |
| Revocation |
| 3. Revoke the Retirement and Re-employment (Prescribed Re‑employment Age) Notification 2022 (G.N. No. S 547/2022). |
| | Made on 19 February 2026. |
| STANLEY LOH |
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore. | Made on 19 February 2026. | STANLEY LOH |
| Made on 19 February 2026. | | |
| STANLEY LOH | | |
| [AG/LEGIS/SL/274A/2025/2] |
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