Yes, partial retirement can be an interesting alternative to early retirement. First, partial retirement does not see your income reduce as drastically as early retirement. Aside from this, partial retirement can be a good opportunity to transition out of working life gradually and smoothly.
Depending on the regulations of your pension fund, partial retirement with a corresponding reduction in workload may be permitted from the age of 58 onwards. Your level of employment will be reduced by a minimum of 20% of full-time working hours. You have the option of incrementally reducing the hours you work over a maximum of three stages.