President ratifies bill allowing public service up to 75 years
The law will come into force within 30 days of its ratification and publication in the government gazette.
President Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the Re-Employment Bill, fulfilling a key presidential pledge to extend the employment age in the public service up to 75 years.
The bill was passed by the People’s Majlis during its extraordinary sitting on Monday.
The law establishes a legal framework to facilitate the re-employment of state employees up to the age of 75 and sets out the applicable eligibility criteria and procedural requirements under the re-employment policy.
The law applies to individuals who are currently employed, or have previously been employed, in the public service, excluding members of the armed forces, the police, judges, and persons appointed under the constitution or law.
Under the law, state employees may continue in service beyond the pensionable age of 65, up to a maximum age of 75. It further provides for the re-employment of persons who were required to retire upon reaching the pensionable age of 65 during the seven years preceding the law coming into force.
The law will come into force within 30 days of its ratification and publication in the government gazette.
