Trends in the timing of retirement. An analysis of public servants in Uganda

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Sociology - Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, , language: English, abstract: This study investigated retirement trends of public servants in Uganda with hope that the trends help in investigating underlying explanatory factors. Using the Ministry of Public Service's exfacto and longitudinal, cross-sectional data of retirees, the study used descriptive statistics to analyze the trends and tested the null hypothesis that average retirement age is not significantly different from the statutory mandatory age at exit.The study found a small proportion of voluntary retirees with majority retiring at mandatory age but with an average age of retirement hitting roughly 2 years below this age. Empirical findings show that public servants' average age at retirement is significantly different from the mandatory age.