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Question 21. What benefits are included in your retirement benefits

scheme or gratuity scheme? (Don't prompt first. If the

answer is vague, probe the following points)

(1)

(2)

If the pension is in a lump sum, the maximum sum is

equivalent to how many months salary?

If the pension is in a lump sum, the minimum sum is

equivalent to how many months salary?

(3)

If the pension is in monthly payments, the maximum

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payment is how many percent of the monthly salary?

(4)

If the pension is in monthly payments, the minimum payment

is how many percent of the monthly salary?

(5)

The age of retirement:

(6)

Does the pension increase with the length of services?

(1) Yes

(2) No

(7)

If the employee leaves the company before retirement,

will he receive part of the pension?

(1) Yes

(2) No

Findings:

For employers (N

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98) who provided retirement benefits, the

majority (63 employers) said that the maximum lump sum pension, when

expressed in numbers of months salary were not fixed. (Table 10040)

In terms of the minimum lump sum pension, expressed in numbers

of months salary, again the majority (65 employers) said these were not

fixed. (Table 10041)

Among companies offered retirement benefits, the majority of

employers did not have a fixed maximum payment in proportion to the monthly

salary, nor did they have a minimum payment in proportion to the monthly salary,

nor did they have a minimum percentage. (Table 10042 - 10043)

For companies which had retirement benefits, the majority

(69.6%) set a retirement age of 60. Some companies had no fixed age of

retirement.

(Table 10044)

A smaller percentage (14.5%) set a retirement age of 55.

For companies which offered retirement benefits, 83.7% had

pensions which increased with the length of services. (Table 10045)

For companies which offered retirement benefits, 73.5% would

give the employees a part of the pension if the employee would leave before

retirement while 26.5% would not. (Table 10046)

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