Retirement/pension
Are you nearing retirement or considering voluntary early retirement? We will gladly assist you along the way and answer your questions.
Salaried employees
Salaried employees can apply for old age pension upon reaching the legal retirement age. Contact the German Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme for further details. Submit your claims within 3 months of fulfilling the legal retirement conditions.
If you meet certain conditions as a salaried employee, you may be entitled to supplementary pension (in German only). We have also collected crucial information on this topic for you.
Advice on retirement and pensions
If you have legitimate claims, you are eligible for Versorgungsberatung (advice on social security with a focus on retirement and pensions) in the center for personnel and payroll services (Zentrum für Personaldienste, ZPD). There, you can inquire about your future eligibility for supplementary pension benefits.
Contact staff in HR Services first, however. If we are unable to assist you in special cases, contact the Versorgungsberatung.
Advising requirements
Make sure your retirement plans do not affect your eligibility for supplementary pension benefits This is essential even if changes are made for official reasons (e.g., leave is a matter of public interest).
The Versorgungsberatung can advise you if you have a legitimate interest:
- You have reached the age of 55;
- You want to apply for disability retirement;
- You are considering part-time work, partial retirement in accordance with the Altersteilzeittarifvertrag (phased retirement wage agreement), or want to take a leave of absence without pay, but have not yet reached the age of 55.
The Versorgungsberatung will tell you the amount of supplementary pension benefits you can expect. This will, however, include only the gross amount with general reference to statutory tax and social security insurance.
Further information
Salaried employees
Civil servants
- Rundschreiben zum Verfahren bei Anträgen auf Hinausschieben des Ruhestands (PDF) (circular on the application procedure to postpone retirement)
- Informationen für in den Ruhestand eingetretene Professorinnen und Professoren (PDF) (information for retired professors)
Forms
Civil servants
- Antrag auf Hinausschieben des Ruhestands (DOCX) (application for postponed retirement)
Legal basis
- Pension sharing act (Versorgungsausgleichsgesetz, VersAusglG) on the webpages of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, BMJV)
Salaried employees
- Collective wage agreement (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst der Länder, TV-L) on the webpages of the Tarifgemeinschaft der Länder (TdL)
Civil servants
- Hamburg civil servants act (Hamburgisches Beamtengesetz, HmbBG) on the webpages of the City of Hamburg
- Hamburg civil service pension act (Hamburgisches Beamtenversorgungsgesetz, HmbBeamtVG) on the webpages of the City of Hamburg
- Hamburg civil service pay scale act (Hamburgisches Besoldungsgesetz, HmbBesG)
- § 16 Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz (HmbHG) on the webpages of the City of Hamburg