Based on the national need to modernize the human resources system in state institutions, and with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 42 of 2025, which stipulates the formation of a central committee to review requests to extend the service of employees after they reach the legal age, the Syrian Future Movement believes this step represents a significant shift in the management of job competencies in Syria.
The Syrian Future Movement believes that Presidential Decree No. 42 of 2025 represents a qualitative step towards modernizing human resources management in state institutions, through the adoption of a well-thought-out mechanism for extending the service of employees beyond the legal age, according to clear job criteria.
The Syrian Future Movement believes this measure will contribute to narrowing the knowledge and administrative gap in vital sectors such as health, education, and planning, where it is difficult to easily replace specialized expertise, especially in light of the human hemorrhage that has occurred over the years.
The Syrian Future Movement appreciates granting public entities the authority to propose positions requiring extensions of service for employees, which allows for more specialized human resources management based on actual need.
The Syrian Future Movement believes that the decree reduces the burden of alternative employment and training, and saves the state the cost of quickly filling difficult-to-fill vacancies.
The Syrian Future Movement warns against administrative extensions becoming an exceptional, unaccountable process, opening the door to favoritism or obstructing job rotations, which contradicts the spirit of administrative reform.
The Syrian Future Movement emphasizes the need to subject extension requests to objective criteria linked to competence and actual performance, not merely seniority or job affiliation. It also emphasizes the possibility of appealing or grievance against rejection or acceptance decisions.
The Syrian Future Movement calls for the establishment of an independent monitoring unit within the Ministry of Administrative Development to evaluate the work of the assigned committee and publish periodic reports on its results transparently to the public and oversight bodies.
The Syrian Future Movement proposes adopting an economic model to evaluate the feasibility of extensions in terms of cost and job returns, allowing for the identification of jobs with the highest return on human and institutional investment.
The Syrian Future Movement believes that the success of this path is linked to the extent of institutions’ commitment to implementing the decree within the framework of job justice, and restoring consideration to competence as a standard of merit, not exception.
