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Could anyone advise which is best made redundant due to Fibro and long covid being off work for over 6 months or retired medically ?
I would like to know then I will be ready boss said in last work meeting they can’t keep having me off sick few or more months per year now over 6 months this year.
It is unfare for other workers who are not bothering with me due to it.
Any advice most welcome is greatly appreciated it does you in on top of this illnesses 🙏
Has your employer had you attend occupational health assessment and put reasonable adjustments in place? If not then they are leaving themselves open to a claim for constructive dismissal. You are protected under The Equality Act 2010. Are you a member of a union. I wouldn't really contact ACAS as they seem far more interested in protecting employers than employees. Citizens Advice can help if you are not in a union. Please do not resign without taking expert advice.
I took proceedings against my late husband's employers because they had not followed procedures under The Equality Act and won. Their statement that cancer, 2 heart attacks and GCA/PMR were minor health issues didn't go down too well with the powers that be!
Where the choice is being made redundant or being medically retired, you need to have the financial figures to make the best decision for you and your family. For redundancy you get a statutory amount for each year of service and you are entitled to the notice period in your contract of employment. You can Google this and work it out yourself. Some employers are more generous than just the statutory minimum, so you need to find out if your employer gives more.
If you take medical retirement, you need to know if that includes any sort of early pension. In the public sector, medical retirement usually involves some sort of service enhancement and payment of an early index linked pension. In the private sector it depends what sort of pension scheme your employer operates and the terms. If it is a salary based pension, there may be some service enhancement and an early pension. It is often subject to annual reviews of your health. If it is a contribution based pension, where you build up a sum of money in a fund, some employers will add an ill-health sum to the fund. Others have an arrangement with an insurance company who pay you an ill-health sum, every month until you get better, or until you reach state pension age or until their annual review decides you are not ill enough to not work.
Until you have all the facts and figures, you can't really decide either way. If you are in a Trades Union, you need to involve them.
Thank you for the great advice I will look into it with partner before deciding. 🙏
Great advice alreadyI would speak with a Trade Union if you have one as well as financial advice.
Hope it goes well.
Gigi
Hi, if you pension allows of ill health retirement then this probably the best route if they are looking to dismiss you for medical capabilities. They cannot make your redundant unless you post is no longer required. If you in a union speak to them, ask your employer for their sickness policy which should outline the routes they can take. It might also be worth talking to a benefit advisor. Good luck
Just be aware if medically retired, my understanding is that you can never go back to that employment again if you improve. I had a lot of time off sick and reasonable adjustments meant I got back to work, improved and kept going for years.
Re long Covid take some medical advice as to likely outcome if you haven't been seen yet in a clinic. There are a lot of people now with this condition. Good luck.
hi I retired age 55 for same reason. Redundancy would give you little money to fall back on. Ill health retirement uses disciplinary procedures. The actual process made me ill n I’ve never recovered. With redundancy at least you could look for a new job in couple of months. With retirement old employers seem to think you should never work again
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