National Assembly moves to include cooling-off period in Federal Civil Service Bill

Summary

The National Assembly has moved to include a two-year cooling-off period for government employees in the Federal Civil Service Bill, with expected support from major political parties.

Key Points
  • The National Assembly’s Legislative Management Committee is working on including a two-year cooling-off period for government employees in the Federal Civil Service Bill.
  • The cooling-off period applies to employees who resign or retire from government positions.
  • CPN-UML opposes the provision, but Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), and CPN (Unified Socialist) support it.
  • The Committee agreed to retain 10 percent open competition for undersecretary positions and is considering open competition for National Administrative Staff College appointments.
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