BERMUDA
The Bermudan Public Service is facing a wave of retirements, the Parliament of the British Island Territory has been told.
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Walton Brown (pictured) said the Government’s workforce was ageing and there were skills shortages developing in key areas.
He said the Public Service numbered 4,630 at the end of September and 1,181 employees would reach the minimum retirement age of 60 over the next five years.
“Of these, 515 will have attained the mandatory retirement age of 65,” Mr Brown said.
“The combination of an ageing workforce and resource limitations in certain areas of specialisation reinforces the need for the Government to place particular emphasis on succession planning.”
He said there was an urgent need to identify and develop leaders within the Public Service, at both technical and professional levels, who were ready and available to fill key roles in the future.
“We will put in place a seven-step succession planning framework to ensure the right people are in the right jobs at the right times to fill positions that are deemed critical or key,” Mr Brown said.
He said there were 17 Bermudians in training, with 12 being developed for positions “deemed difficult to fill and/or held by non-Bermudians”.
“The Government is actively working towards building capacity in the Public Service through the implementation of a strategic succession planning framework to meet the needs of a forward-thinking Government for the people of Bermuda,” Mr Brown said.
Hamilton, 20 November 2018
