Phased retirement extended to civil servants, liberal professions and lawyers

Article 26 of the 2023 amending social security financing law overhauls phased retirement (Art. L. 161-22-1-5 et seq. of the Social Security Code): payment of a fraction of the pension to insured persons working part-time or reduced hours, or whose self-employed income falls. The scheme is opened to civil servants, liberal professions and lawyers. Decree No. 2023-753 of 10 August 2023 sets the entry age at the legal retirement age minus two years. Employees requesting part-time work for phased retirement receive a written, reasoned answer from the employer; failing an answer within two months, consent is deemed given.