{"id":371541,"date":"2026-04-09T17:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/371541\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:22:09","slug":"thousands-of-federal-public-servants-apply-for-early-retirement-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/371541\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of federal public servants apply for early retirement program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/RQFCBC2NRJBK3D3NTM3EUYWB24.jpg?auth=848b3c17f6a02d696fb66b4196f164a4f53cf71016c09ad62b3bcbd8de5e3df5&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">The program was announced in the fall and allows some federal workers to retire early without a pension penalty.Sean Kilpatrick\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Thousands of federal public servants have applied for early retirement since the program was launched late last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Mohammad Kamal, spokesperson for the Office of the President of the Treasury Board, says 3,700 federal workers have applied for the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The program, which was announced in the fall, is part of the government\u2019s efforts to reduce the number of public servants and allows some federal workers to retire early without a pension penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">About 68,000 public servants have received notice that they may be eligible for the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">While Kamal says public servants have until July 24 to apply, the timeline for accepting or rejecting those applications remains unclear as those decisions are up to individual departments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Liberals\u2019 2025 budget outlined a plan to slash the public service by 10 per cent by the end of the 2028-29 fiscal year and Kamal says the government is hoping to reduce layoffs through the early retirement program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: The program was announced in the fall and allows some federal workers 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