Federal Civil Service Bill registered in Parliament. What are the key provisions?
Summary
The Federal Civil Service Bill has been registered in Parliament with proposals to retire civil servants at 55 or after 30 years of service for those already in post, while raising the normal retirement age to 60 for future appointees. It also introduces a two-year cooling-off period for senior officials, tighter rules on contractual hiring, and a higher open-competition quota for under secretary posts.
Key Points
- The bill proposes mandatory retirement at age 55 or after 30 years of service for current civil servants, while setting the normal retirement age at 60 for future appointees.
- It includes new pension rules, including lifelong pensions after 20 years of service and no reduction in benefits for those retiring under the new early-retirement provision.
- The bill restricts daily-wage and contractual hiring for civil-service duties and makes unlawful appointments void, with recovery of payments from the appointing official.
- A two-year cooling-off period would bar senior civil servants from certain government and related jobs after retirement, and 40 percent of under secretary posts would be opened to competition.
