The Influence of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees Intention to Early Retirement: A Case Study of Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain

The aim of this paper is to examine the prior existence of push-pull factors that influence employees’ intention to early retirement and the influence of the new policy on these push-pull factors. Since the announcement of incentives for voluntary retirement, the issue has taken a serious level and caused unnecessary anxiety among current employees who otherwise have to take on extra burdens. A mixed approach is used to better understand this phenomenon. Opinion on the intention of early retirement of current employees is investigated through a survey and whether such opinion is supported among employees who have submitted for early retirement through interviews. The findings indicate a significant influence on HRM push factors and external pull factors on employees' intention to resign early. The external pull factor seems to override the HRM push factors. This observation is supported by those who have submitted for early retirement. This phenomenon seems to have been accelerated by the government monetary rewards policy introduced for employees to take on voluntary retirement. The findings indicate the importance of introducing targeted policy approaches rather than introducing a general policy to minimize negative implications on health employees in Bahrain. Type of Paper: Exploratory Keywords: Conceptual Frame, HRM Practices, Employee Intention, Early Retirement . Title: The Influence of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees Intention to Early Retirement: A Case Study of Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain Author: Sagaran Gopal, Muneer albahhar International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 9, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022 Page No: 119-135 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 09-September-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7064491 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/The%20Influence%20of%20Human%20Resource-09092022-2.pdf ; International Journal ...