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[ministry of human resources and social security: flexible early or delayed retirement for no more than 3 years] cailianshe reported on september 13 that wang xiaoping, minister of human resources and social security, said at a special press conference of the 11th meeting of the standing committee of the 14th national people's congress on the 13th that adhering to voluntariness and flexibility is an important principle of this reform. in the process of soliciting opinions, everyone generally reflected that they hope to increase the right to choose retirement time appropriately so as to better plan future work and life. the measures actively respond to social concerns and stipulate that employees can voluntarily choose flexible early retirement for no more than 3 years; if employees reach the statutory retirement age and their units and employees reach an agreement, they can flexibly delay retirement for no more than 3 years. wang xiaoping said that there are a few points to be explained here: first, when employees apply for flexible early retirement, they should reach the minimum payment period for receiving pensions. second, the age of employees' flexible early retirement cannot be lower than the original statutory retirement age, that is, male employees cannot be lower than 60 years old, and female employees cannot be lower than 55 or 50 years old. third, the implementation of the flexible retirement system shall not violate the wishes of employees, and illegally force or covertly force employees to choose a retirement age. wang xiaoping said that after the implementation of the delayed statutory retirement age, the retirement age of employees has expanded from a rigid node to a flexible range, increasing the space for free choice.