Retirement ages in the public service are provided for in primary legislation. There are public servants that work in roles that have a lower compulsory retirement age than is standard across the rest of the public service.
Public servants in these roles who have retired, and are in receipt of a public service pension, are entitled to apply for positions in other parts of the public service with a higher compulsory retirement age through open competition. In line with public service pay policy, the appointment of retirees is at the 1st point of the appropriate pay scale, as per the attached letter of 22 February 2012.
Public servants in these roles who have not retired, and instead preserved their pension entitlements, are also entitled to apply for positions in other parts of the public service through open competition. However such individuals are subject to the same starting pay arrangements as those that apply to all prospective public servants recruited through open competition.
As per Circular 08/2019, Government policy continues to be that starting pay on recruitment from open competition for all posts within the public service should be at the minimum of the relevant salary scale.
Notwithstanding the general policy, there are certain specific circumstances where other arrangements may apply;
• Circular 08/2019 provides that appointees to the civil service who are moving from posts elsewhere in the public service to what is deemed to be an analogous grade and pay scale may be appointed at the current point of scale. It is a matter for the recruiting Department/Office to satisfy itself that analogous conditions exist.
• Circular 21/2004 provides for incremental credit for previous service for the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer, or equivalent public service grades.
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