PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL

Table of Contents
1.0 Employment Policies
2.0 Hiring Policies
3.0 Employment Practices
4.0 Leave Policies
5.0 Pay Policies
6.0 Termination Policies
7.0 Wage and Salary Administration
8.0 Labor Relations

6.1 Retirement of Staff Members 6.2 Layoff for Lack of Work or Funds 6.3 Termination for Poor Performance or Failure to Comply with Institute Policies 6.4 Termination Procedures

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6.1 Retirement of Staff Members

There is no mandatory retirement age. While the law prohibits a private employer from requiring a person's retirement because of age, it is essential to the continued excellence of MIT that new faculty and staff appointments be made to bring new ideas, new disciplines, and new initiatives to our academic program and its administrative support. To that end, the Institute encourages faculty and staff to consider carefully the varied options for retirement and to discuss them with their department head, in relation to their own goals and the needs of the department. Age 55 with 10 years of benefits-eligible employment is the earliest one may choose to retire.