Bahamas - Apply for Benefits of Gratuity

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To Apply for Gratuity, the Officer should liaise with the Human Resource department, six months before the desired retirement date to verify whether (s)he qualifies for retirement benefits.
2. Officer must complete and submit an application form for gratuity along with the required documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of the procedure, and a letter giving the date that (s)he wishes to retire to his/her immediate supervisor.
3. The applicant can download the application form from the below Form Link
4. Complete the application form with all details.
5. The supervisor/HR will then complete a request for the benefit and submit it to the PS/Head of Department for signing.
6. The PS/Head of Department will prepare and submit a recommendation to the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Public Service.
7. The Employee information will be verified for accuracy by the Department of Public Service before calculating the benefit that is due to the Officer and a recommendation is sent to the Public Service Commission for final consideration.
8. The final decision will be made by the Public Service Commission regarding the benefits due to the officer and these will be informed back to the Department of Public Service.
9. A Letter will be sent to the officer informing the amount and the file is passed on to the accounts section who will prepare a voucher for the gratuity.
10. Then the officer may collect the cheque from the treasury department.

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Required Documents

The following original documents must be submitted:

• By the employee
• Birth Certificate
• Passport

By the agency’s HR department:

• All submission by family member/LPR
• Proof of Unpaid Leave
• Memorandum verifying that the officer is not indebted to the government
• Salary Progression
• Letter of appointment to the public service

By Family Island employees

• Copies of Blue G vouchers for each quarter of the last five years of service

Office Locations & Contacts

Public Service and National Insurance,
Poinciana Hill Meeting Street
P.O. BOX - N 3915Nassau, N.P.,
The Bahamas
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: Link
Phone:(242) 502-7200
Fax:(242) 326-6929
Contacts:
Permanent Secretary
Under Secretary

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for a Public officer:
The Applicant should

• Be a member of the permanent staff.
• Has at least five (5) years minimum full-time service.
• Service is continuous or unbroken.
• Has completed at least 30 years of continuous service.
• Is at least 55 years of age.
• Is considered by a Government Medical Board to be medically unfit for continued employment.
• Has reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 years.

Fees

There are no processing fees for this process.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application for Gratuity: Form Link
Application for Request for Retirement/Resignation/Death Benefit Form: Form Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The processing time for death of a Public Officer is 4 months.

Related Videos

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

For pension/gratuity

• Name of the Applicant
• Title of Present Office
• Date of Birth
• Total Service
• Salary Details
• Cause of Retirement
• Office Particulars
• Service details
• Employee Number
• National Insurance Number etc

For retirement/resignation/death benefits

• Name of the officer
• Date of birth
• Position at date of retirement/resignation/death & ministry/department:
• (Date of initial appointment
• Date of retirement/resignation/death:
• Salary and scale:
• Incremental date:
• Total period of non-pensionable service
• Total period of pensionable service – from
• Deductions in progress (e.g. extended sick leave on 7/8ths pay)
• Remaining period for deductions:
• Vacation leave included in period of pensionable service:
• Any outstanding promotions or efficiency bars being processed by psc
• Any loans or advances outstanding:
• Employee no
• National insurance no.
• Departmental budgetary head no.
• Periods of transfer to an approved authority:

Need for the Document

This procedure needs to be followed to obtain Gratuity benefits.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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