ill health retirement

[choppyloop]

Hi,

I have been off work for six months with plantar faciitis and have been offered ill health retirement pending a report from Atos. In the mean time I have been asked if I would take voluntary ill health retirement. can anyone tell me the difference, Mark Jenkins said there was no difference financially, voluntary IHR was a 'gentlemans agreement' but my manager says he thinks there is no remuneration. I would have thought a manager would at least find out but no.

Thanks in advance Gary Kent

[TrueBlueTerrier]

This is, as far as I know the current agreement on IHR http://www.glosamal.co.uk/Docs/Group_Il ... nt_200.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I can't see anywhere where it says there is a difference apart from a Pensionable or Lump Sum type. However, as it affects you directly it may be worth reading the whole document.

[baldrick]

I don' t know much about IHR, but I've never heard of 'voluntary ill health retirement'. Who is Mark Jenkins? And what does he mean by a 'gentlemans agreement' ?
I think that whoever Mark Jenkins is, he is just trying to get you to resign without any compensation, and your manager seems to think that too.

[Bigdaddy13]

Did you manage to find out any info? Im leaving on IHR pending an atos fce to face meeting which isn't for 2 weeks and quite frankly myself and DOM want this done asap i dont wanna hang about! Even though ive dealt with atos for the past 5 years and they know everything about me they still insist on a face to face surely Royal Mail can override this desision if it amicable from both parties.