A Review on Retirement Practices Towards Public Employees in Zanzibar in Tanzania

Authors

  • Salum Mohammed Ahmed President’s Office, Justice, Legal Affairs, Public Service and Good Governance, P.O. Box 772, Zanzibar, Tanzania
  • Bing Wang College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037Louyu Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China

Keywords:

Retirement, retirement practices, public service sector, employees, Zanzibar.

Abstract

One of the most challenging practices in public sector today, particularly in developing nations; is the whole issue of “effectiveness implementation of retirement practices”. It is with this notion there this paper purposed to review retirement practices towards civil servants in public organizations. Intensive literature review was done finding out on how does retirement practicing together with its influence towards public servants in public organizations. In the future, research will be conducted so as to evaluate retirement practices in public service sector with the aim of determine whether is implementing in realizing socioeconomic development for expected retirees.

One of the most challenging practices in public sector today, particularly in developing nations; is the whole issue of “effectiveness implementation of retirement practices”. It is with this notion there this paper purposed to review retirement practices towards civil servants in public organizations. Intensive literature review was done finding out on how does retirement practicing together with its influence towards public servants in public organizations. In the future, research will be conducted so as to evaluate retirement practices in public service sector with the aim of determine whether is implementing in realizing socioeconomic development for expected retirees.

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2018-04-29

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Ahmed, S. M., & Wang, B. (2018). A Review on Retirement Practices Towards Public Employees in Zanzibar in Tanzania. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 42(1), 231–241. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/4066

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