Ageing and the public service - human resource challenges
from OECD
"While the public sector must respond to the changing demands made by an ageing society, civil servants are themselves ageing and the exit of a large number of experienced staff through retirement before a relatively short time period must be managed. Significant staff departures are an opportunity to bring staff with new skills into government, decrease staff numbers and staff costs (entry level salaries are lower), and change the allocation of staff across sectors. However, they are also a challenge, with the loss of key capacity and the need to postpone the retirement of some key staff."