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.
