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Threat to my final salary pension?

Collymac Posts: 16 Forumite

21 October 2012 at 11:10PM in Pensions, annuities & retirement planning

I will be 65 years old in July but have a long term and quite a severe balance problem (5 years) which has prevented me from doing my job as a driver/salesman but I’m still registered as an employee with my company. (Possibly to do with being over 60 and have a final salary pension?).
Initially I received 3 weeks sick pay and was then replaced but I knew this would happen. I then subsequently lived off benefits and savings with the only communication being a yearly letter asking for permission to view a doctor’s report and attending a company medical to which I agreed but nothing ever came of it.
Yesterday (Thursday) a registered letter arrived from the company saying they have read the doctor’s report. There were no questions about my symptoms or how I’m affected by them.
It also contained the words “fit to work and have chosen not to” and also “you no longer wish to be employed by < company> and assume you wish your employment to be terminated”.This will be 2nd June 2012. All pretty sore stuff!

This was not signed by a regional manager (Scotland) but by a company director (UK).
I have been on the ‘phone all day trying to speak to this director but with no success and H.R. said they would call back but never did.
What worries me is as my retirement is in 7 weeks is there any threat to my final salary pension?
Much obliged.

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