Early retirement granted when employer shortens notice period due to insolvency before statutory deadline. Early retirement granted when employer shortens notice period due to insolvency before statutory deadline.

The Supreme Court allowed the applicant's claim for early retirement after overturning the Social Insurance Institution's refusal. The applicant was employed until late 1996, but the employer terminated the contract early in November 1996 due to insolvency, shortening the statutory notice period. The court ruled that the employment period must be calculated until the end of the full statutory notice period, granting the right to early retirement. The decision emphasized that social considerations prevent differentiating between employees based on whether their notice period was shortened or not.