Employees who have less than 10 years continuous service on 1 February 1994, or who are employed after that date shall not receive any retirement allowance. For the sake of clarity the CEO and the employee organisations party to this Agreement will jointly prepare a list of employees who are eligible for a retirement allowance. Discretionary Retiring Gratuity The CEO may grant half of their retirement allowance entitlement to those employees resigning after not less than 10 years continuous service due to ill health. NB: for the purposes of this collective employment Agreement is the “Retirement” permanent cessation of regular paid employment. An employee may retire: Voluntarily On medical grounds (requires a medical certificate from a doctor acceptable to MidCentral District Health Board) By agreement between MidCentral District Health Board and the employee Capital and Coast District Health Board CCDHB agrees to continue the arrangements which exist as at 1 July 2011 for the reimbursement of the cost of indemnity insurance for those who work in the forensic and intellectual disability services. Those who have indemnity insurance funded by the DHB shall not also be entitled to the indemnity provided in clause 11 of the MECA. B SCALE OF MAXIMUM GRATUITIES (Gratuity Scale where applicable) Period of Total Service Maximum Gratuity Not less than 10 years and less than 11 years 31 days' pay Not less than 11 years and less than 12 years 35 days' pay
Employees who have less than 10 years continuous service on 1 February 1994, or who are employed after that date shall not receive any retirement allowance. For the sake of clarity the CEO and the employee organisations party to this Agreement will jointly prepare a list of employees who are eligible for a retirement allowance. Discretionary Retiring Gratuity The CEO may grant half of their retirement allowance entitlement to those employees resigning after not less than 10 years continuous service due to ill health. NB: “Retirement” for the purposes of this collective employment Agreement is the permanent cessation of regular paid employment. An employee may retire: Voluntarily On medical grounds (requires a medical certificate from a doctor acceptable to MidCentral District Health Board) By agreement between MidCentral District Health Board and the employee Capital and Coast District Health Board CCDHB agrees to continue the arrangements which exist as at 1 July 2011 for the reimbursement of the cost of indemnity insurance for those who work in the forensic and intellectual disability services. Those who have indemnity insurance funded by the DHB shall not also be entitled to the indemnity provided in clause 11 of the MECA. B SCALE OF MAXIMUM GRATUITIES (Gratuity Scale where applicable) Period of Total Service Maximum Gratuity Not less than 10 years and less than 11 years 31 days' pay Not less than 11 years and less than 12 years 35 days' pay