The State government has directed its Public Sector Undertakings and statutory boards not to re-employ retired employees as it would not only deprive the benefit of promotion to persons awaiting in the feeder post but would also choke the employment opportunity at the entry level.
In a communication sent by the State Finance Department to all chief executive officers of State PSUs and statutory boards on September 27, it is stated that despite many instructions not to entertain extension or re-employment of officers beyond their age of superannuation, of late, a few organisations continued to seek approval of government for re-employment of retired employees in a routine manner for carrying out routine functions.
“The management of the organisation which is aware of the retirement date of the persons holding the key position must devise a succession plan to ensure smooth flow of work by the successors so as to keep the work moving,” the communication said, and added that the persons on re-employment for a tenure of six months may not be in a position to train the successor within the short span of time. Further, the principle, spelt out in the earlier government instructions that re-employment of retired persons should be considered to accomplish a job of special nature and should be only in the cases of top level managerial/professional cadre, also gets defeated by way of seeking re-employment for routine work, the letter added.
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