Accession Number:

ADA106842

Title:

Tightening Eligibility Standards Could Cut Involuntary Retirement Costs by Millions of Dollars.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIV

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1981-09-25

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

OPM needs to tighten the eligibility criteria for early retirements to avoid unwarranted separations and reduce costs. Hundreds of unwarranted involuntary retirements are occurring because current OPM policy permits employees to decline reasonable offers of other positions and retire early. The involuntary retirement program needs to be restructured to prohibit early retirements when an agency extends to the employee whose position is to be abolished a reasonable offer of another position. Restructuring the program would serve a twofold purpose by 1 retaining experienced employees who are retiring prematurely, and 2 reducing outlays from the civil service retirement fund. Author

Descriptors:

• *PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• *COSTS
• *RETIREMENT(PERSONNEL)
• POLICIES
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• RETIREMENT
• QUALIFICATIONS
• BENEFITS
• PERSONNEL RETENTION
• INCOME
• GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE