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The retirement age limit for civil servants in Berlin is rising to 67. The Senate has agreed on a corresponding draft bill presented by Finance Senator Stefan Evers (CDU). This was announced by the Senate Chancellery after the meeting in the Rotes Rathaus.
The standard retirement age is to be gradually raised from 65 to 67 from 2026. The background to this is the chronic staff shortage in the capital's administration, which is likely to worsen in the future as around 40,000 employees will retire by 2030.
The CDU and SPD had already stipulated in the government's policy guidelines that the retirement age should be brought into line with that of the other federal states. Finance Senator Evers has repeatedly pointed out that Berlin is the only federal state that has not yet taken this step. It has also long been a reality for employees covered by collective agreements. "So this is also about equal treatment. Due to the demographic development, we urgently need to act in the area of adjusting the retirement age," Evers said.
State employees in the fire service, the police and civil servants in the prison system are exempt from the increase. Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) said after the Senate meeting that she was very pleased that these exceptions had been made. They are also a sign of recognition for the police and fire brigade. The bill to raise the age limit will next go to the Council of Mayors, will then be passed by the Senate and must then be discussed in the state parliament.