Ill Health
Retirement
If an employee cannot continue working due to ill-health, they may be eligible for early retirement.
Precise criteria vary from one pension scheme to another, but among other things, to qualify for early ill-health retirement benefits, an employee must typically meet a particular criteria.
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If you have an employee who could be eligible to retire early due to prolonged ill-health, our team of experts are on hand to support and advise you.
We will assist you by performing up-to-date medical reviews, assessing whether the employee can continue working within their current role or whether that option is completely off the table.
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A guide to ill-health retirement (IHR)
Some workplace pension schemes provide early access to your pension if you are unable to work long term due to ill health. If this is the case for you, your employer will need to seek advice from an occupational health physician (OHP) as to whether the necessary criteria set out by the pension scheme are met, and to proceed with the ill health retirement (IHR) process. Ill-Health Retirement Criteria Scheme criteria vary, but in most cases, your employer and the pension scheme will need to...
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