Putting our customers first

We are committed to making it easy to do business with the Authority by providing high quality, responsive and accessible service to the public. We want to make sure that we put our Clients first in everything we do.

We can only achieve this through our staff and by:

About the charter

This charter describes the Authority’s commitment to Client service and our promise to the Client. It also sets out what we need to do to provide our Clients with high quality, services, and what you can do to help us provide the best programs and services. The targets described in this charter will be reviewed on a regular basis to achieve the best possible result for you.

Our service Guarantee

We are committed to providing our clients with high quality services through:

With our competent and professional team, we commit to develop and maintain an open and accountable culture that is fair and reasonable. In delivering our services, we promise to honor the Authority’s service promises to our clients.

Communication

When you communicate with us, we will:

Service delivery

When we perform services for you, we will:

Service Evaluation

We pledge to evaluate our service delivery through:

Complaints Handling

Our Service Standard

We aim to process all cases within these service standards. Individual cases may be decided in longer or shorter periods than the service standard depending on a range of factors, individual circumstances and the complexity of each case.

Telephone Service Standards

  1. We will respond to your calls within three (3) rings 
  2. When answering the telephone, we will provide you with our name and work area
  3. When we call you, we will provide you with our name and work area and tell you the reason why we are calling.
  4. We shall have telephone service during business hours.
  5. Our recorded messages will be current and give appropriate contact details during absences.

In person Service Standards

  1. We will attend to you within five (5) minutes of your arrival, if you have an appointment.
  2. We will attend to you within ten (10) minutes if you do not have an appointment.
  3. We will advise you within reasonable time about any unexpected delays in attending to you.
  4. We will visibly display our name badges and identify ourselves.
  5. We will be neatly dressed and well presented.
  6. Our offices have clear signage, current and relevant information on display.

Written communication Service Standard

  1. We shall acknowledge all correspondences on receipt.
  2. We will reply all correspondences timely, using the most appropriate contact method within 5 (five) working days of receipt of the correspondence.

 Applications for licensing and decisions Service standards

  1. We will provide you with the details of any outstanding requirements, next steps and likely processing times in 5 working days after receipt.
  2.  We will provide you with clear and timely reasons for our decisions and advise you of any review rights.
  3. If you are applying for a renewal of license, a new license will be issued within 5 working days
  4. If you are a new applicant, your license will be issued within 1 month.

 Complaints Handling Service Standard

  1. Acknowledge your complaint within two working days
  2. Complaints will be given a substantive reply within 10 working days. Any delay will be explained and you will be kept informed of progress.
  3. All customer complaints will be kept confidential (unless the law requires otherwise).

Our information Service Standard

  1. We will regularly review and update information to ensure it is current and meets your needs and expectations.

Our targets and performance

Targets

We have targets that deal with issues of the retirement benefits sector. You can find out if we are meeting our targets each year from our annual reports, work plans or by contacting us. We will display information about our performance on our website.

Decision making

If you think a decision on your application is wrong:

How we will be accountable

We undertake to:

Client responsibility

You can help us provide the best service for you by:

Review of the service charter

The Charter will undergo an internal review every twelve months. In each review we will consider all Client comments and where relevant, the findings of the most recent Client surveys. The Authority will also commission an independent audit of compliance with the charter every three years. Our performance against the service standards contained in the charter will be monitored by the Authority’s Board of Directors. Our performance will also be reported in our annual report.