13 Jul 2017

GABORONE.- The Assistant Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Mr Biggie Butate says that there are nine employees who have reached compulsory retirement age in the financial year 2016/17 while 10 officers will reach compulsory retirement during the current financial year 2017/18.

Responding to a question in Parliament, he said out of these, six are technical posts while four are support staff.

He said the total number of employees who will reach compulsory retirement age in the Financial Year 2018/19 is 11 and out of this number two are technical staff while nine are support staff. 

Mr Butale said that the ministry has succession strategies in place such that when the officers reach compulsory retirement age, the ministry can absorb from succession pool.

He told Parliament that the total number of technical posts that will be available following retirement of the 11 employees is five adding that three posts will be available during the financial year 2017/18 while two will be released during financial year 2018/19.

Specially Elected MP, Mr  Mephato Reatile had asked about the number of employees who reached compulsory retirement as in the financial year 2017/18 and the number of those who will have reached compulsory retirement age in the financial year 2018/19.

He also wanted to know whether the ministry has made arrangements for succession with regard to those who held technical posts and the number of technical posts that will be created by retiring employees. ENDs