What is Voluntary Retirement Scheme

VRS stands for voluntary retirement scheme, whereby an employee is offered to voluntarily retire from services before the retirement date. The scheme allows companies to reduce the strength of employees. It can be implemented by both the public and private sectors. VRS is also known as 'Golden Handshake'

 

How does VRS work

 

VRS applies to employees who have completed 10 years of service or are above the age of 40 years. It applies to workers, executives of companies and/or to an authority of a co-operative society (except company/co-operative society directors). As per the rules, voluntary retirement scheme should result in an overall