§ 94. Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Minister of Labour what categories of staff are retired compulsorily at 60 years of age; and what proportion of staff 148W attaining that age are so retired on reaching it, or within six months either way.
§ Mr. RobensNo category of staff in my Department is subject to automatic compulsory retirement at the age of 60, but the retention of an officer beyond 60 is subject to continued fitness and efficiency and the existence of a real need for his services. Apart from cases of ill-health, no member of the staff has been compulsorily retired between the ages of 59½ and 60 during the past two years. The proportion of officers reaching the age of 60 during the same period who were compulsorily retired at that age or within six months thereafter is 13.3 per cent.