Revert retirement age of govt staff to 55: Kurup
Published on: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Keningau: The Federal and State governments have been urged to consider reverting the retirement age of civil servants to 55 so that more graduates will have the opportunity to be employed.Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (pic) said there was a need to review existing policies, including on retirement age, as there have been more graduates coming out of higher learning institutions.He noted that 170,000 students graduate from higher learning institutions annually but there are only about 6,000 job openings in both the Federal and State governments.ADVERTISEMENT "I will propose 55 as the retirement age of civil servants like it used to be, so as to give a chance for graduates to be employed," he said.He said the Government was concerned over the issue of graduates struggling to get employment after spending years to earn their diploma or degree.The Pensiangan Member of Parliament said this when briefing community leaders on the Government's TN2050 agenda.Meanwhile, a former community leader from Senagang, Hayang Gindawai, called on the Government to invest more on education development in Pensiangan.ADVERTISEMENT He said there was rising concern about the lack of students from the constituency in higher learning institutions.He also proposed that the Government encourage students in the interior to have a strong command in three languages.
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Another community leader, Danny Andipai, highlighted on the need for better road access to school for students.He said during times when roads were damaged students had no choice but to get up earlier than usual to make it on time to school on foot. - Uhim Wong