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redundancy entitlement from ill health

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davidoff1979
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redundancy entitlement from ill health

Post by davidoff1979 »

Currently off on the sick can you take vr when you can't return to work due to ill health?
baldrick
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Re: redundancy entitlement from ill health

Post by baldrick »

If it is offered in your office and you are senior enough I think you can.
I knew one guy who was on long term sick for almost 6 months. VR was offered and he took it. That was a few years back.

Edit: But bear in mind that VR payment is based on last 26 weeks pensionable earnings, so if you have been on half pay for last 6 months you would get half the amount you would have got on full pay.