The Legal Framework for the Payment of Retirement Benefits to Retired Public Servants in Mainland Tanzania:

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dc.creatorJophray, Ernest
dc.date2020-09-10T22:24:29Z
dc.date2020-09-10T22:24:29Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T07:28:58Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T07:28:58Z
dc.descriptionA Compulsory Research Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the The requirement for Award of the Bachelor Degree (LLB) of Mzumbe University
dc.descriptionRetirement is the start of a new phase in life. The issue of retirement is given special consideration and attention in Tanzania. This is because every human being is vulnerable to risks and uncertainties with respect to income as a means of life sustenance, to cover these threats. Retirement benefits seen to be social insurance and social assistance arrangements that protect the employees or population against various risks including social life stress, diseases, economic hardship and the like. For this reason Public Service Social Security Fund Act, Act No.2 of 2018, establishes the Public Service Social Security Scheme (PSSSS) that provides for the contributions to and payments of social security benefits in respect of the service of the employees in public service. The laws governing retirement benefits in Tanzania prove sound effective set up. However, their implementation has remained subject to criticism The study was conducted through field study at Lushoto, and Tanga municipal within Tanga Region. The study involved documentary review and field research by gathering relevant information from Pension officers, legal practitioners and Public servants. Mainly collection of field data involved oral interviews and questionnaire methods. The study involved a sample of 20 respondents and random sampling was employed. This study found out that, the law (Act No.2 of 2018) provides adequate framework, since it has created a uniform set of rules and regulation for smooth administration to ensure on time payments of retirement pension’s benefits, however the study found that the problem of implementation is still there, the law is not effectively implemented to cover the problems that the retirees have always facing, the problem of implementation is due to issue of bureaucracy, insufficient coordination between the fund which leads to poor record and the problem of missing information. The study recommends that for the sake of effective enforcement and implementation of laws relating to the payments of retirement benefits to retired public servants. The Government should find the means and strategies to overcome those challenges including checking of bureaucracy, raising of public servant’s awareness on laws governing retirement benefits and others in order render better services to the members, awareness creation regarding the law governing retirement benefits is not to be undermined (Legal awareness), sufficient coordination between the Fund and the beneficiaries is required to frequently remit and updates their information and particulars for purpose of record keeping to the Fund (PSSS Fund)
dc.identifierAPA
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11192/4046
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11192/4046
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectLegal Framework, Payment, Retirement Benefits, Retired Public Servants, Public Servants
dc.titleThe Legal Framework for the Payment of Retirement Benefits to Retired Public Servants in Mainland Tanzania:
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