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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person'''
#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.
#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.
#The applicant can download the application form from the below [http://forms.bahamas.gov.bs/documents/PUBSER_APPLICATION%20FOR%20PENSION,%20GRATUITY.pdf Form Link]
#Complete the application form with all details.
#The supervisor/HR will then complete a request for the benefit and submit it to the PS/Head of Department for signing.
#The PS/Head of Department will prepare and submit a recommendation to the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Public Service.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#Then the officer may collect the cheque from the treasury department.
 

==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: dps@bahamas.gov.bs 
Web Site: [http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/publicservice Link] 
Phone:(242) 502-7200 
Fax:(242) 326-6929 
Contacts: [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/contacts/agencies/government%20ministries/ministry%20of%20public%20service%20and%20national%20insurance/!ut/p/b1/vZTJbqMwAEC_pR-QYhazHNkhrAFDgAsiZQskgQANhK-ftJpDNVI7c5jWPll-9rPewViCRVhyyW7HKpuO3SU7va0TOiWBavE8xVoqBDTQA9fkXUYjWAU-gPhzwKHA387vsciMGUHqrEqWvbSOJ62q90PhLBfaiITkEB0oVedROZB9ll0K5CRITuysMp2CpPsxu5KjNNcv8sEJA1zRCaumGZJavORunKEijFsxW2szvk_T6CnoflONNJ292NMYKxrFFomFIFajw8pEQEiDEMl0dw75MGDGJE_qrg9uwgY9tvZ5NPg9DIB72c941-w453qpydGtNkO7DPlgbVJZOXXTZdg9Pf3uAj4Z_D90Sb5C3su-A18pvrzBILD4ATAfABQCoOOA93x8B1gPYgiLAJX6zb3X13b1mnW3Wo3tWEw8AykAU4OQjRQH5XvckjkboNCxm9Cd2nlBq3G3bM3NQy8QeP6et7z7p9AhEPcQijhtBBD4KvHdQhU67CMBg1weEgCIPy7Ev0uoOtZOfEuKhLekpKbxtEmygPppIf3fhVssOR7Oz_PL-Rk8ExyALM6SNMEAloBYeIrp5TBas_T4Pbz4ptb9lckLVjOUVtxfk4av9d7X73mq4aHOAXqyLe7xVE1YNOeKnziOVbUy51x3GyLwakodgXp38s_jzK7qdF3bitsuQWWZ1QsrGbrrJeVwTQvBW7N6lxzXDU0tBGpEFZyO6gWhg78ae_MmzhOZBYeUoiNv4RA8oStExHr0dvCcd6ZsJGPpMzM4yeVql1nR4zDKWiPNJNfVKQYeZ86sg0nb2zBR9BLqu9sSyq9mui1dYlPKisTnJZwfP42tdecC68_BzaQ9bY0-zIJ_-gVsdDC1/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a/mof_content/internet/all+contacts/directory+of+contacts/listed+alphabetically/directory/donella+bodie Permanent Secretary] 
[https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/contacts/agencies/government%20ministries/ministry%20of%20public%20service%20and%20national%20insurance/!ut/p/b1/vZTJbqMwAEC_pR-QYhazHNkhrAFDgAsiZQskgQANhK-ftJpDNVI7c5jWPll-9rPewViCRVhyyW7HKpuO3SU7va0TOiWBavE8xVoqBDTQA9fkXUYjWAU-gPhzwKHA387vsciMGUHqrEqWvbSOJ62q90PhLBfaiITkEB0oVedROZB9ll0K5CRITuysMp2CpPsxu5KjNNcv8sEJA1zRCaumGZJavORunKEijFsxW2szvk_T6CnoflONNJ292NMYKxrFFomFIFajw8pEQEiDEMl0dw75MGDGJE_qrg9uwgY9tvZ5NPg9DIB72c941-w453qpydGtNkO7DPlgbVJZOXXTZdg9Pf3uAj4Z_D90Sb5C3su-A18pvrzBILD4ATAfABQCoOOA93x8B1gPYgiLAJX6zb3X13b1mnW3Wo3tWEw8AykAU4OQjRQH5XvckjkboNCxm9Cd2nlBq3G3bM3NQy8QeP6et7z7p9AhEPcQijhtBBD4KvHdQhU67CMBg1weEgCIPy7Ev0uoOtZOfEuKhLekpKbxtEmygPppIf3fhVssOR7Oz_PL-Rk8ExyALM6SNMEAloBYeIrp5TBas_T4Pbz4ptb9lckLVjOUVtxfk4av9d7X73mq4aHOAXqyLe7xVE1YNOeKnziOVbUy51x3GyLwakodgXp38s_jzK7qdF3bitsuQWWZ1QsrGbrrJeVwTQvBW7N6lxzXDU0tBGpEFZyO6gWhg78ae_MmzhOZBYeUoiNv4RA8oStExHr0dvCcd6ZsJGPpMzM4yeVql1nR4zDKWiPNJNfVKQYeZ86sg0nb2zBR9BLqu9sSyq9mui1dYlPKisTnJZwfP42tdecC68_BzaQ9bY0-zIJ_-gVsdDC1/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a/mof_content/internet/all+contacts/directory+of+contacts/listed+alphabetically/directory/renae+bullard, 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==
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever
 
 
==Documents to Use==
Application for Gratuity: [http://forms.bahamas.gov.bs/documents/PUBSER_APPLICATION%20FOR%20PENSION,%20GRATUITY.pdf Form Link] 
Application for Request for Retirement/Resignation/Death Benefit Form: [http://forms.bahamas.gov.bs/documents/PUBSER_REQUEST%20FOR%20RETIREMENT%20BENEFIT%20FORM.pdf Form Link] 

 
==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
 
 
==Processing Time==
The processing time for death of a Public Officer is 4 months. 

 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&>
from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.
 
 
==Instructions==
Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
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. 

 
==Information which might help==
Enter other informations which might help.
 
 
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
 
==External Links==
[https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/wcm/connect/mof_content/internet/all+services/p/applying+for+pension+and+gratuity+awardsWebsite Link] 
 
==Others==
More information which might help people.
 
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