The Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation plans to pass in the first reading a bill on raising the retirement age in Russia by the end of the spring session (by the end of July 2018). It is planned to raise the retirement age for women to 63 years, and for men to 65 years. It should be noted that the raising of the retirement age will presumably take place gradually - 6 months a year.
But until this bill is adopted, the old Federal Law No. 173-FZ "On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation" is in effect. We will consider it.
It should be noted that this 173-FZ "On labor pensions in the Russian Federation" is applied from January 1, 2015 very limited. Only those articles are in force that relate to the calculation of the size of labor pensions. The main part of pension regulation in Russia takes place in accordance with the Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 400-FZ ("On insurance pensions").
general characteristics
Law No. 173-FZ speaks in detail about the methods of calculating pension payments. It includes six articles. At the beginning of the Law there are general provisions inherent in many regulatory legal acts. Further, the general concepts are explained - seniority, labor pension, personal account, pension capital, pension savings and others. The types of persons who are eligible for pension payments are also indicated. These are men over the age of 60 and women over the age of 55. It can also be minors or incapacitated citizens who were dependent on the deceased (in the case of the appointment of a survivor's pension).
Seniority
Chapter 3 of the Federal Law "On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation" is devoted to seniority. The minimum length of service is required to calculate the old-age pension. Moreover, the main condition here is the deduction of pension contributions by the employer to the Pension Fund of Russia. That is, the "gray" salary in an envelope does not affect the increase in seniority.
The Law also regulates the procedure for calculating seniority and outlines the procedures for confirming it (if necessary).
In addition to work, there are also other periods that count towards seniority. For example, parental leave. The list of such periods is clearly stated in the Law.
Pension payments
The size of pension payments is stated in Chapter 14 of Law No. FZ-173. This chapter is perhaps the most extensive and most important. It is replete with formulas and fixed indicators that allow you to calculate the size of the labor pension. For an inexperienced reader, all these calculations may seem incomprehensible. In this case, we recommend that you use the comments of Federal Law No. 173-FZ or in any information center where they will help you figure it out.
In order to calculate everything correctly, you need to know the following values:
- the size of the old-age labor pension, fixed in the regulatory legal acts;
- the amount of pension capital to be calculated;
- expected payment period in months (currently this period is 19 years).
conclusions
So, the Law "On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation" No. 173-FZ, which we are considering, in the latest edition, regulates the most important issues related to seniority and the calculation of the amount of pension payments. But this Law is more intended for state and municipal employees than for ordinary citizens, due to the abundance of special information.
