Government Bill to Mandate Retirement at 55 or 30 Years Service to Impact Health Sector
Summary
The government’s draft Civil Service Bill mandating retirement at 55 years or 30 years of service could affect around one thousand health sector employees, impacting doctors, nurses, and technical staff.
Key Points
- The new Civil Service Bill proposes mandatory retirement at 55 years of age or after 30 years of service.
- Approximately one thousand employees in Nepal's health service group could be affected by this policy.
- Senior doctors and specialists with decades of experience risk being retired simultaneously, impacting specialist services.
- Experts argue for extending the retirement age to 65 due to the technical nature of health services and long qualification time.
