Participants hired prior to January 1, 1973 were required to serve a qualifying period, usually the first six months, which was not included in the WRS service credit. Participants may purchase this service.
A specified length of service required for the award of campaign or long service and good conduct medals.
The qualifying service for an unfunded public service scheme will determine a scheme members eligibility to pension benefits. The actual number of years of service usually represents the qualifying service. This can be enhanced with a pension transfer from a previous scheme and extra service credits or added years will also count towards qualifying service for pension benefits.
This reflects the amount of time you have been a member of the pension scheme and it qualifies you for certain benefits. For many people qualifying service is the same as their reckonable service. But for some people, like part timers, their qualifying service will be more than their reckonable service. [ Back to A to Z list
The term defined in s71(7) PSA93 denoting the service to be taken into account to entitle the member to short service benefit. The current condition is for at least two yearsâ€(tm) qualifying service.
The time you have been in the scheme adjusted for any changes in your BA occupations plus any service you have transferred into the scheme.
The length of time needed to entitle a pension scheme member to short service benefit; currently two years. May include previous scheme service, if a transfer payment has been made into the current scheme.