Several top Harare City Council workers kept their jobs after officials raised the retirement age to seventy years. Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe sent out papers on April 7 telling city councils about the new rules. The change helped workers like acting town clerk Phakamile Mabhena Moyo, who faced losing their positions soon. Council leaders decided to follow the government orders without question. George Mujajati from the human resources committee said they received the circular and would obey it completely.
Workers hired before January 1 can choose to retire at their contract age or stay until seventy. The government also moved early retirement from fifty-five to sixty years for people starting jobs after the New Year. People who started working before January keep their fifty-five-year early retirement option. City council employees gained extra working years from the policy change. The new rules give older workers more time to earn money and keep their experience at the municipality.
Workers hired before January 1 can choose to retire at their contract age or stay until seventy. The government also moved early retirement from fifty-five to sixty years for people starting jobs after the New Year. People who started working before January keep their fifty-five-year early retirement option. City council employees gained extra working years from the policy change. The new rules give older workers more time to earn money and keep their experience at the municipality.
