Medical Retirement

[Professor S Gulpfish]

Hi, A dear friend of mine has not been at work for a few months now, she's been really struggling with depression, she really is finding it hard to cope with day to day life at the moment let alone work. She's covered through her doctors with the sick notes and she's been in full contact with work and atos. Her manager has mentioned medical retirement to her, The question she would like to know the answer to is, is there a set amount paid through medical retirement? She's been a post women for 26 years and just feels that the royal mail days may be coming to a end now. Any help would be much appreciated ty.

[doorstepped]

34 weeks pay + 12 weeks pay in lieu of notice + whatever holidays she has left, all paid tax free plus a possibility of a lump sum of her pension

[Professor S Gulpfish]

Thank you, is there any links which I could download for her?

[POSTMAN]

Thank you, is there any links which I could download for her?

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 3&p=386532" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Senior Service]

Dont be in any hurry to take it however, you are better off trying to recover and continue to be paid in the meantime. ATOS will have to agree that there is no chance in the foreseeable future of her returning to work not just that she has had enough (that applies to all of us!). If she is deemed an IHR case she will eventually get the lump sum but why jump before you have to.

Don't forget if it looks like she may have to go your DOM will want her out as quick as possible and any delay is more money for her in the form of a weekly wage until its settled.

[dvbuk55]

The thing is would IHR make her life any better by alleviating the depression only to find down the road once the problem has been cured/helped she has no job.
There are a number of variables that could make it feasible depending on age and circumstances but I wouldn't jump if I didn't have to.

[Professor S Gulpfish]

Thank you again for your help :)
I'll have a cuppa and a chat with her in the next few days to explain the situation, I'll download the link to show her as well.
(Ty Postman)
I have said to her about hanging onto her job as long as possible, but she just doesn't see any light at the end of the tunnel with her depression or the stress of the job. Just seems such a shame after 26 years of working for Royal Mail that the job is no longer the same for her :( thanks again guys

[Nondescript]

Is the stress of the job a contributing factor to her depression? If it is, I'd say take the money and run, as the thought of making a return to RM, no matter how remote, would always be hanging over her like the sword of Damocles dangling from a big black storm cloud with pointy teeth.

[thebigone]

34 weeks pay + 12 weeks pay in lieu of notice + whatever holidays she has left, all paid tax free plus a possibility of a lump sum of her pension

just vwondered where does the 34 and 12 come from.?

[Senior Service]

The 34 weeks is standard for all IHR with lump sum and the 12 weeks is the notice period which varies from 1 week to 12 depending on length of service