Shanghai, China (FRIDAY, 27th March 2015) — In line with his campaign promise during the run up to the January 20 presidential election, His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia has directed the Ministry of Justice to immediately revise the law on retirement age to provide for three options an employee can exercise to retire.
The President has directed that the following changes be effected through an amendment to Statutory Instrument No.63 of 2014 to introduce a graduated arrangement that will afford employees the following options:
(a) Early Retirement – 55 years
(b) Normal Retirement – 60 years
(c) Late Retirement – 65 years
Accordingly, the Secretary to the Cabinet has since informed the Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary Mrs. Patricia Jere to prepare the Statutory Instrument and to liaise with the ministries of Local Government and Housing and Labour and Social Security to amend the LASF Act and NAPSA Act respectively to reflect the revised retirement ages.
“The revised Statutory Instruments should clearly indicate that those who were employed before the effective date of the new Statutory Instruments will have the option of proceeding on either early retirement, normal retirement or late retirement as a way of securing their accrued rights,” directed the Head of State.
Those employed in the public service after the issuance of the said Statutory Instruments will only qualify for normal retirement at the age of 65.
The President’s order therefore necessitates the urgent need for the passage of the Social Security Bill into law.
Issued by:
Amos Chanda
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
(PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS)
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So, There!
Need we say more? We leave long speeches to lunatics who see wrong in all good deeds.
Kiki the UPND and HH are really keeping this chap on his toes. Yesterday the president of UPND gave statment against their hopeless age of retirement law. Next day the chap has gone on to change this. Another case of a clueless government that lacks continuity certainty in approach. And they wonder why key actors have lost confidence in the economy hence the economic down turns. Make up your minds ba pf. In a country where life expectancy is 57 the clueless Palibe fuel (pf) party decided that the retirement age should be after your die kiki
Typical! They copied from HH after he talked about it in the smae fashion that HH produced the roadmap. From Hence to date via hakainde’s personal confession that he survives on moles in OP, Cabinet, & kitchen stuff gossip, its only professional imbeciles like you @NEZ who can believe that HH authors anything at all.
It was a campaign promise iwe chikala ….By de way who is HH faggot havin lost 5 times? Anyway what do u expect from his blind followers who think HH is their ka god.
kiki we have a wanna be NEZ clone. How are you pathako pinu. ba imitator. We are now getting to you ba PF
You missed me chikala …I was in Mars with ze fremanson…
who is HH? Sorry for asking just came from Malawi.
kiki any chance you are chikopo’s dad? we heard illiteracy is now inborn
And the shall continue keeping him on his toes until 2021
kiki fire mulilo. Things are rough bane. Stay strong. Meanwhile we are just faciliating HHs arrival in the UK.
I wish it came earlier before my folks retired at 55.
Mine too retired at 55 some 8 years ago and they are still waiting to get their entitlements.
To hell with retirement isues all i know is that it is a friday bane so catch me if u can…….
Plus I really need a beer… ninaka baaad!
Weekend is for family not for beer drinking bachakolwa imwe.
Too stressed ne chinto mune
It is strange to me that people can consign others to hell without a scruple. One only has to remember a toothache, not to wish it eternally on anyone. – Lucy Daugalis
Nez it was a campaign promise naiwee and who are you kidding hh made those pronouncements based on the information given to him by some idiot in the op leaking classified info knowing full well that the president was going to announce it today.
A president who listens to the cry of the pipo,the best we hav ever had
No jobs for the young ones.
Chance for them to be entrepreneurial!
Thanks mr President your greater strength is the consultative part. Thanks once more sir
Iwe mupo, now you say Mr president when it suits you te, ask your HH to say he listened to him! Mwanya next year M uzalila hagain.
UPND Zealots are running out of campaign issues.
This this the best a listening govt can do. An employee has a choice to retire either at 55 or 60 or indeed 65.
How many retirees are languishing in the streets and are running after contracts? Those who oppose such have nothing to offer and do not mean well for this country.
VIVA PF. VIVA EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU. VIVA ZAMBIA.
I meant to say we have ears and can hear and we have eyes and can see.
Trixy mune how are you? what is for the weekend?
This is the best and it tells that we did not vote in vain.Zambians lets give this man time. All the levels are covered. those who want to go they can go and those who wish to remain till 65 they can remain.This is a clear goal to the oposition
By covering all levels it does not deal with the issue of ineffiency and unemployment in a country with a low life expectancy. Even those that become inefficient due to age wull continue on because they feel like and out of poverty to keep working. This is a sign of a government that cant make a definite decision because they have no idea or clue what is the best way forward. Retirement age can not be based on levels. How are you the government and other firms supposed to plan and have certainity in investing in pensions without a definite time frame on when such moneys will be needed to be taken out the system? kiki vote upnd
bafila ba UPND imwe ffyonse fyongo
Hey guys I cannot make a decision because am visionless and clueless. so here are three options that you can choose from. I cant deal with the pressure of leading and making firm decisions because i might be too overwhelmed with the backlash and end up falling again. sini funo kugwa but ndine chagwa.
And your point is?
“If its’ the Presidents’job to eat a frog,its’best to do it first thing in the morning.And if its’his job to eat two frogs,its’best to eat the biggest one first.
So,my President has just eaten all the frogs and the well is silent again.The problem with frogs is that they think Zambia is as big as the mouth of the well they dwell in.
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indeed he talks like he has a frog stuck on his throat olo limbi ni achalasia kiki. keep eating frogs after all that is the delicacy in eastern province in addition to the rats. 2016 vote UPND and not people that spend their time eating frogs all the way in china
Petty comment. When you have nothing better to say, just continue saying like a parrot “Blame PF, Vote UPND”.
PF carders please stop embarrassing yourselves on Lungu’s indecision. This is the most weired Government decision that is based on politics and not Governing/solving peoples problems. Lungu has changed nothing and this will cause more havoc in pensions management. The substance of the issue is that retirement urge has remained 65 years only that this time it has brought confusions.
You are sharp….only the two of us here maybe!…the rest are either PF, UPND and now Rainbow cadres…no thinking, no objectivity
I support you sweety lucy nothing has changed here retirement is just 65yrs they are just fooling people.no one wil retire at 55 or 60 and that brings confusion because no employement for young people
nice one thanx 4 listenin
so what? balucy naimwe
At those who will be employed after signing it is mandatory 65 years and those employed before it is 3 options aahh.what a confused lot of Govt.
Lucy, Lucy, Loose-e!
You see confusion where there are provisions for contractual accommodation. I’ll be brief. Those that started work b4 this law had signed the contract with govt ending when they reach 55. If govt forced me, I’d sue them & win. So space has been created for them to either agree or refuse. Judge Joe Bidden, take it up pls.
Yes its straight forward those employed before implementation of this amendment to Statutory Instrument will have 3 options however those comes after then they maintain the 65 years limit. There is also a catch for companies that have already put in place a retirement package for a man who is to retire at “normal age” only for old madala to say I want to go the whole 9 yards – companies needs to re-regulate their policies and adjust the packages.
You are all labouring far too much…Here is a five-word answer:
Law does not apply retrospectively
Wasosa @Superman!
Thus, contract s must be respected. But remember, this SI affected only people contracted under the PSPF. It does not affect those under NAPSA. So, mukashana Lucy, it is not sweeping over ALL govt workers. Limit your cry.
This only applies to Civil Servants people and not private companies!
NEZ YOU ARE FOOL OF SHIT,YOU ARE INDEED A UPND INFECTED PERSON
NEZ YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT,INDEED YOU ARE A UPND INFECTED LUNATIC.
who rattled this chaps cage kiki akalipa please engage us maturely bane
@SUPERHUMAN….you mean you have forgotten the “MACTRIBOUY LAW” on motor vehicle theft?
@ ploy…now you are forcing me to use more words just like the other bloggers here…i thought that was precisely concise…lol
Even that law you are pointing out, it cannot apply in reverse, all those who may have stolen vehicles before Matribouy Law, would be given bale, but after that law, no bale
Law does not apply backwards, it only applies henceforthwith following enactment juriprundence (thats in short)..khikikiki
iwe uleke tu fwaka… kikiki
You mean Bale the soccer player?!!!!! Bail it is!!
sometyms lets listen to those who no.
Bo Sitali it is “sometimes let’s listen to those people who KNOW”.
@SUPERHUMAN…you got it wrong.This one was enacted in reverse and Mactribouy was locked up without bail.You may also appreciate that this law was schemed and designed by the FTJ Institute to fix the said chap.The chap eventually gave in and died before FTJ. I now put my case to rest.
But guys muli fikopo. Seriously you cant deduce that the retirement age has remained at 65. Let me quote the last statement. Those employed after the amendment will only qualify to retire when they reach the age of 65. So tell me, What has changed ba mbuli imwe?
Are you relatives of judge Chikopo?
better that way in order to avoid age cheating 4 those who are seeking jobs.
poor superhuman effective date of the law is declared in the same stating its effective on its been declared ie date of assent on may start retrospectively or in future by a statutory instruement. therefore its not wrong in its effective date. the law is not ambigous its clear take it as it is period.
only say the law should also adjust age of being common currently is between 18-25 years also serving years not what vou are saying. go on from there boys
EL CLASSICO, THE TRANSPARENT,HUMBLE,TALL,SLIM,YOUNG AND INTELLECTUAL LAWYER. You meant it when you said during your campaign that, you are our number one servant and we are your masters.The nation is behind you for fulfillment of your promises. Go EL CLLASICO GO beyond 2016. EL CLLASICO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA.
Are you gay, like seriously? Damn! Such body part expression and praising you might end up kissing his basket balls.
That is good ba President.
Now we are happy.
Scatterbrain is handsome again,getting married to…
others are suggesting they got the ideas from opposition others think from previous governments others think we the Pf came uko with them,who cares really,if I’m seated with my friend in a bar and he says my guy,wen I get my cash right I want to build a two room house,then this friend gets the money and forgets what he said,I take up his idea and build the house,u people who built the house,was it one who came up with the idea or the one who built it,it doesn’t matter where they got the idea from but one thing is a fact,they listened and that’s what we need,a listening government
Guys some unza graduates I saw @ acardes some were almost 45,so this means,if one got a job today means they only work for 15 years? A fwile ukufola akasaka to achieve their go in life,let alone five years experience b4 commencement of that job.
All in all,this is a listening Guy(ECL),weather it was mulyokela or who ever said it,as long as its a valid point we take it on,this is one of the leadership qualities we look up to as a leader not a chumbu munshololwa,boastful kind of leaders,are of no substance to zambians @ large,if one gets a leak and boast around @its his initiative, well and good for as long as its beneficial to zambians we okey withit,so when ever EL does something sensible,it has to come from an opposition Hero?
That’s good your choice, I have seen people bouncing back