The reform predicts, among other things, that the retirement age will not be set in the future, but will be based on life expectancy. Thus, it will not stop at the age of 65, which for most people should occur in 2035, but will gradually grow much higher, without limitation. For example, people born after 1981 can retire after age 67, according to the reform document.

“The retirement age cannot be extended indefinitely, because the population over 65 years of age is not in a state of health capable of providing the necessary work performance in the following years,” criticized the Ministry of Health in its comments. procedure.

Therefore, they agreed on this with the trade unions, which strongly criticized the reform. They are disturbed that, due to the increase in the retirement age, early retirement for demanding professions has not been resolved and there is no adequate analysis of this.

“If such a measure is proposed, it should also include a justification for why the Czech Republic, as the most industrialized country in the EU with one of the worst health conditions of its population, should be among the six EU countries with the worst health conditions. the strictest retirement age limit,” the union said.

Opponents and critics of this reform are precisely based on the expectation of a healthy life expectancy as a key factor in determining the retirement age. Minister of Labor Marian Jurečka (KDU-ČSL) justified the pension reform by trying to stabilize the pension system's deficit. “The proposal contains changes so that we can guarantee a decent pension for current retirees, as well as their children and grandchildren,” he said when introducing it.

However, increasing the retirement age is also an obstacle for the Office of Foreign Relations and Information, which is a civilian intelligence agency. By law, his service relationship must end at age 65. “In the future, a situation may arise where the member ends his term of service without being entitled to service benefits, but he is not yet entitled to an old-age pension,” he said.

In its comments, the Czech Statistical Office criticized the way the Ministry of Labor calculates the retirement age. “The proposal improves the calculation methodology to a procedure starting in 2015. In the long term, partial adjustments to the methodology will certainly occur. “This procedure will certainly lead to a situation where two different life expectancies will be used: one currently published as a reference value in demographic statistics and the other – with an older methodology – for the purposes of the proposed law,” protest the experts statistics.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs then demanded that city and municipal police officers be included in the professions entitled to early retirement without reduction. The principle of Satpol PP activities is to patrol, whatever the season, day or night, climatic conditions, etc. In this regard, police officers must carry out their duties, especially in places that are problematic from this point of view. security and risky views,” the interior justified his request.