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SECTION 3.19
Retirement procedure
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
i.
ii.
The normal retirement date for a member of the College’s non-academic
staff is the end of the month in which his or her 65th birthday occurs.
Not less than 6 months nor more than 12 months before a member of
staff’s 65th birthday the HR Officer will give written notice to the
employee of his or her approaching retirement date. The notice will
include reference to the member of staff’s right to request not to retire on
that date, and the manner in which such a request should be made and
how it will be considered.
Retirement procedure
iii.
A request to continue working past the normal retirement date must:
• Be made, in writing if possible, to the Head of Department or Supervising
College Officer.
• Be made more than three months but less than six months before the
notified retirement date.
• Must specify whether the employee wishes the employment to continue
indefinitely, for a stated period, or until a stated date.
• Must expressly state that it is a request under paragraph 5 of the
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.
iv.
A meeting will be held to consider any request to continue working
beyond the normal retirement date:
• Within a reasonable period.
• Comprising the Head of Department or Supervising College Officer, the
HR Officer and the employee.
• The employee has the right to be accompanied by another member of the
non-academic staff of the College, if he or she so wishes.
• The meeting will give full consideration to the representations made by
the employee.
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