Given that so many public servants will be retiring soon, is there any economy of scale when it comes to salaries that would enable us to have a larger number of recruits in the public service? In other words, when someone retires, they are theoretically at the top of the salary scale whereas a new recruit starts at a lower salary. Is this economy of scale dedicated to recruitment or is it allocated elsewhere in the budget?
On December 3rd, 2009. See this statement in context.