Retirement and Long Service Recognition 1 - West London Mental ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

15. DEATH IN SERVICE15.1 A floral or other appropriate tribute to the value of £50.00 will be sent on behalf ofthe Trust to the funerals of staff who die whilst in employment. Whereverpossible, the Trust will be represented at the service.15.2 A similar tribute will be sent when the Trust is notified of the death of a retiredmember of staff.West London Mental Health NHS Trust________________________________________________________Policy R7 Date of Issue: September 2006May be disclosed to patients10
APPENDIX 1To be sent to all staff giving them 6 months notice of their intended retirement[NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED RETIREMENT DATE]Dear [name]I note that you will reach the Trust’s Normal Retirement Age (NRA) of 65 on (insertdate).In accordance with the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, you are entitled tomake a written request to the Trust to work beyond your intended date of retirement. Ifyou wish to pursue this option, you should complete the form below and return the copyof this letter to me no later than three months before (insert date in par1 above i.e.the intended retirement date). Failure to do so will mean that you lose your right tohave your request considered.All requests to continue working beyond the NRA are processed in accordance with thecriteria set out in the Trust Policy on Retirement and Long Service Recognition and acopy is enclosed for your information.The purpose of this letter is to formally give you notice that if you do not make a requestto continue working, or if your request is declined, your intended date of retirement is(same date as in paragraph 1 above) and your contract of employment with the Trustwill be terminated on that date. The reason for dismissal will be retirement. Yourcontractual notice is included in this notice period.If you make a request to continue working, a formal meeting will be arranged to discussthis with you before a final decision is reached. You will have the opportunity to beaccompanied at that meeting by work colleague employed by the Trust. If your requestis declined you will have the right to appeal against this decision.The Trust does provide access to Pre-Retirement Seminars for staff over 50 and Irecommend that, if you have not already attended such a seminar, you contact theLearning and Development Department to book a place on the next available course.West London Mental Health NHS Trust________________________________________________________Policy R7 Date of Issue: September 2006May be disclosed to patients11
Page 5 and 6: give written notice to the employee
Page 7 and 8: 8. ISSUES TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN
Page 9: to draw a pension is not the only o
Page 13: APPENDIX 2[INVITATION TO DISCUSS RE

Retirement and Long Service Recognition 1 - West London Mental ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?