Retirement and Re-employment Prescribed Minimum Retirement Age Notification 2026
Summary
The Ministry of Manpower Singapore has issued Notification S 187 under the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, raising the prescribed minimum retirement age from 63 to 64 years for employees who attain 63 years on or after 1 July 2026. The notification revokes the 2022 notification (G.N. No. S 546/2022) and takes effect on 1 July 2026.
What changed
The Retirement and Re-employment (Prescribed Minimum Retirement Age) Notification 2026 (S 187) amends the prescribed minimum retirement age from 63 to 64 years. Under section 4(1) of the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, this applies to employees who attain 63 years of age on or after 1 July 2026. The notification revokes the prior 2022 notification and was made by Permanent Secretary Stanley Loh on 19 February 2026.
Employers in Singapore must update their internal retirement policies and HR systems to reflect the new minimum retirement age of 64 before the 1 July 2026 effective date. Employees who would have previously been subject to retirement at age 63 will now have their minimum retirement age extended by one year. Companies should review employment contracts and collective agreements to ensure compliance with this statutory requirement.
What to do next
- Update retirement age policies from 63 to 64 years for applicable employees
- Review and amend employment contracts referencing the previous retirement age
- Communicate changes to affected employees and HR departments before July 2026
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Retirement and Re-employment (Prescribed Minimum Retirement Age) Notification 2026 Status:
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Apr 2026
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No. S 187
| Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993 |
| Retirement and Re-employment
(Prescribed Minimum Retirement Age)
Notification 2026 |
| | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) of the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Notification: | | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) of the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Notification: |
| In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) 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 Minimum Retirement Age) Notification 2026 and comes into operation on 1 July 2026. |
| Prescribed minimum retirement age |
| 2. The prescribed minimum retirement age for employees who attain 63 years of age on or after 1 July 2026 is 64 years of age. |
| Revocation |
| 3. Revoke the Retirement and Re‑employment (Prescribed Minimum Retirement Age) Notification 2022 (G.N. No. S 546/2022). |
| | 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/2025/1] |
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