Civil Service Commission denies rumours of laying off elderly employees
After facing criticism over its silence on the issue, the CSC said in a statement yesterday that the finance ministry staff made redundant by restructuring will be dealt with in accordance with chapter five of the civil service regulations. Uncertainty over job security prompted dozens of civil servants at the ministry to go on strike last Tuesday.
27 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The Civil Service Commission has denied rumours that government employees over the age of 55 will be laid off next year after President Abdulla Yameen declared that the civil service is “overstaffed”.
“We have been informed that the civil service must be downsized significantly… If we want to increase benefits, we must have an affordable civil service,” Yameen said at a CSC event last week.
The president’s remarks came after controversial plans to abolish various departments at the finance ministry and sack more than 70 staff surfaced last week. Uncertainty over job security prompted dozens of civil servants at the ministry to go on strike last Tuesday.
After facing criticism over its silence on the issue, the CSC said in a statement yesterday that the finance ministry staff made redundant by restructuring will be dealt with in accordance with chapter five of the civil service regulations.
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