Denemarken
Voluntary early-retirement pay scheme (efterløn):
When you turn 60, you receive a voluntary early-retirement pay certificate (efterlønsbevis). If you decide to postpone joining the voluntary early-retirement pay scheme until you turn 62, you will receive the full pension amount at that time. If, on the other hand, you decide to join the voluntary early-retirement pay scheme at the age of 60, you will receive 91%?of the full pension amount.
In order to be eligible for voluntary early-retirement pay, you must:
A. Live in Denmark.
B. Be between the ages of 60 and 67.
C. Have been a member of an unemployment fund for at least 25 years within the 30 years preceding the unemployment and you must have made payments to the voluntary early-retirement pay scheme.
D. Be able to work and comply with the conditions for receiving unemployment benefits.
E. Not receive social security pension.
F. Stop any employment during the first four weeks of the voluntary early-retirement period.
G. You have the right to work while receiving voluntary early-retirement pay. The hours worked will be deducted from the pay, and if you work more the 29.6 hours a week, you will not receive any voluntary early-retirement pay; and, finally, if the working hours exceed 37 hours a week, the surplus will be deducted the following week.
H. You can take voluntary early-retirement pay with you to another EU country, but only after soliciting advice from your unemployment fund.
Early retirement (førtidspension).
You can apply for early retirement if your are unable to work or support yourself for physical, mental or social reasons.
In order to be granted early retirement, all other options for improving your working capacity must have been tested.
The purpose of the reform is to strengthen the efforts designed to help people stay in the labour market and to ensure people who are unable to support themselves a maintenance allowance that compensates them for the lack of working capacity.
