Public sector workers especially those nearing retirement have been encouraged to regularly check and update their records with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) so as to avoid unnecessary inconveniences during the payment of their retirement benefits.
This, they must do by checking their monthly financial statements to reconcile anomalies and bio-data of their beneficiaries before their retirement was due.
This came to light at a day’s sensitisation workshop for 40 public sector workers who would be retiring this year in the Bono Region, at Sunyani on Tuesday.
The workshop was organised by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) in partnership with SSNIT and the Bono Regional Coordinating Council.
The participants were taken through the formula used in determining their Pensions and computation of their retirement benefits as well as lodging their benefits claim among others.
Major concerns raised by the retirees were in relation to age differences on their records with SSNIT and that of their employers, and they were guided with the procedure to follow in resolving such issues.
The Sunyani Zonal Manager of NPRA, William Ohene-Adjei in a remark urged workers on SSNIT to encourage others especially the self employed to enroll unto the scheme to secure their future.
According to him the scheme was making prudent investments for the interest of workers and its sustainability.
The SSNIT Corporate Affairs representative for the Sunyani Area, Ms. Levina Korama Kinny on her part, indicated that SSNIT is working hard to expand the scheme to cover more people especially the self employed in order to reduce old age destitute in the country.
The Deputy Director of the Bono Regional Coordinating Council, Michael KwabenaGyamfi commended NPRA and SSNIT for the training saying, it will go a long way in addressing challenges pensioners go through in accessing their benefits.
FROM DANIEL DZIRASAH, SUNYANI
