Re-employment of pensioners

(1) No pensioner shall be employed in the National Assembly Service, whether or not that pensioner is to be held against an established post or paid from open vote unless the prior permission of the Committee has been obtained. (2) Where a pensioner is employed, he shall have– (a) a contract for a period not exceeding two years, in the first instance, with a gratuity of 20%, of total basic salary earned; and (b) similar terms and conditions of service attached to the post to which he is appointed. (3) Save in exceptional cases, no one who is retired from the National Assembly Service on medical grounds will be rehired. Any such person will be required to once again go before a Medical Board to determine his fitness to resume duties. under section 6(1) (a)(ii) of the CAP. 22.