NHS ILL HEALTH RETIREMENT

Nel37
Nel37 Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited October 3 in Everyday life

Hi, I’m new here and wonder if anyone can offer any advice. I have ME/CFS diagnosed 20 years ago. I have struggled at work but have muddled through with reasonable adjustments etc. However since getting Covid my condition has seriously worsened and I am now applying for IHR. I reduced my hours to 3 days to support me staying at work and have since reduced them further to 2 days.. I know there is supposed to be a safegaurd so when my pension is calculated I’m not penalised for reducing my hours but not sure how I go about it, any advice would be appreciated

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  • Nel37
    Nel37 Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
  • Passenger42
    Passenger42 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

    you need HR to check if there are any letters or a record of a request to reduce hours by reason of ill health, such as a confirmation letter of your contractual reduction. Do you have any copies of flexible working requests that you submitted with the reason. They might be on your file? As it’s not too long ago your line manager may have recorded. HR would normally complete the IHR certificate which would be sent to pensions for the Independent doctor to sign so they would verify if you reduced hours for health reasons. It’s normally a question to be completed on the certificate when confirming contract hours.

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