540 retired civil servants rehired

[Watchman]

BUDGET DEBATE 2010
540 retired civil servants rehired

Mar 4, 2010

Defence Minister and Minister in charge of Civil Service, Mr. Teo said 85 per cent of the 820 public officers who retired at the age of 62 last year were offered re-employment. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

MORE than eight in 10 public officers who retired on reaching 62 years were offered re-employment last year, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean in Parliament on Thursday.

Speaking during the debate on the Prime Minister's Office budget, Mr Teo, who is also Defence Minister and Minister in charge of Civil Service, said 85 per cent of the 820 public officers who retired at the age of 62 last year were offered re-employment. Of these, 540 officers, or 77, accepted the offers.

He added that about nine in 10 of the officers re-employed at 62 years or above were re-employed on a full-time basis, with 8 in 10 at the same job level.

Re-employment contracts are generally for one year and renewable up to the age of 65.

Mr Teo said last year, more than 2,500 public officers attended pre-retirement preparatory courses developed by the Civil Service College. Public sector agencies have also put in place various upgrading and re-skilling initiatives to prepare employees to take up jobs other than their current work.

 

[Dmode101]

Chao chee bye. always look out for the baby boomers only becos of high voting population...PR stunt. the younger gen always gets nothing but the shit...

No wonder they influx wif foreigners now to dilute the votes when only these younger gens are left in singapore, knowing that they will never forget and forgive them for fucking their lives. low pay, jobless, degree school fees never to break even, no wife, no money for children, no children (who wants to sabo their kid into a slavery country), rocket high prices for HDB first timers, etc...

The young gens will be the last of the mohicans. once the older MP phase out of power - pandemonium!

 

[kingrant]

I am still waiting for the tel call, or a kind letter..even a knock on the door..altho I'm not surprised at all if the last comes from ISD at 4am and I don't post here for the next 20 years.

 

[elephanto]

My uncle one of them .... told us proudly during CNY offer to extend from 62 to 65 ....

He said sure accept, afterall, where to find similar job with similar pay & still can tap on lifelong senority, contacts & job familiarity ?

Overall, hope private sector will follow example.

Otherwise, it is just cleaners or security guards seniors can 'aspire to'.

 

[koKSia]

I hope they get a paycut, because knowing many old skool civil servants they will just slack and get paid from ah gong. knn. taxpayers' money loh.

 

[kingrant]

Why don't you tell that to that oldest civil servant up there slacking away on $3 millions per yr ah gong's money?

I hope they get a paycut, because knowing many old skool civil servants they will just slack and get paid from ah gong. knn. taxpayers' money loh.

 

[boring]

don't get fool by the garment, all rehired civil servant got very high paid cut! most of them also part time basis....

 

[boring]

cheap labour for them, and project a image they r pro older worker, one stone two birds....

 

[johnny333]

After the elections how many will be laid off, again

 

[red amoeba]

DPM referring to the number of ex-SAF officers rehired for cushy jobs is it?

 

[tua lam pah]

you guys still believe reading the straits times???
i discount 90 % of the trash written.....
most of the baby boomers are suffering in silence.... unemployed and too early to die...
this is just one of the crap stories to pacify the voting public


PAP hypocrites see you in hell

 

[kensington]

Sometimes, hatred makes us miss the wood for the trees.

What is wrong with extending the contracts for those who are still healthy and capable of contributing to the society at large ?

Every fucking moves from the government seemed to be politicised, albeit lamely...

 

[elephanto]

What is wrong with extending the contracts for those who are still healthy and capable of contributing to the society at large ?

At last, a sane & unbigotted voice..... soon to be drown in a sea of hatred & blind venom.

 

[kensington]

At last, a sane & unbigotted voice..... soon to be drown in a sea of hatred & blind venom.

I am a good swimmer, I am blind to hatred and I am a lousy snakecatcher. I am immuned to everything except that little greenrocks from Planet Krypton.

 

[johnny333]

At last, a sane & unbigotted voice..... soon to be drown in a sea of hatred & blind venom.

You are talking about PAP, the party of greed & $$$.

Many Sporeans wouldn't have a problem if the gov't is really helping poor citizens, but this is an election year & the PAP knows their support is slipping.

Of course there's alot of skepticism when they are helping "civil servants" . Civil servants are the hands & legs of the PAP.

 

[Devil Within]

Jobs created for civil servants are not productive jobs! It is not a wealth creation job! It is a cost center! It taxes hard working productive workers to pay for these money leaching civil servants! I rather these retired civil servant to find jobs in the private sectors or create their own business than to leach on tax payers indefinitely!

 

[pc2009]

Don't disturb him ok, he is busy FORECASTING! very difficult you know.

But whatever he forecasts, you better be careful. Otherwise, he will bring you to Holland!

 

[Watchman]

Government always complain no younger generations to go into politics .

Yet they refuse to step down to allow younger generations in .

 

[scroobal]

Some of these guys have no clue what the world is about.

Sometimes, hatred makes us miss the wood for the trees.

What is wrong with extending the contracts for those who are still healthy and capable of contributing to the society at large ?

Every fucking moves from the government seemed to be politicised, albeit lamely...

 

[boring]

Some of these guys have no clue what the world is about.

don't talk like big fuck! u think u know wat the world is about?