civil service compensation scheme

csc13

Hiya I was wondering if anyone can help me

I have decided with my boss to end employment as im too ill to continue, we have already looked into ill health retirement and I wont qualify for that, so we have decided the best course of action is for me to be dismissed instead of me handing in my notice as I would recieve compensation if dissmissed.

I have been told that I would qualify for either 25% or 50% of compensation.

I have no idea what that means, ive tried google but still not really sure what that means. Could anyone explain to me in laymans terms how the civil service compensation is worked out if being dismissed due to ill health? And what the percentages mean and why I would only qualify for those percentages? why not 80% or 100% ? I have no clue so any info would be greatly appreciated!

Also what about my pension? can I cash that in? Ive been employed with the civil service for 7 years if that helps.

lincroft1710

When I worked in the CS there was a specific department which dealt with cessation of employment. You should search for this on your intranet and contact them. The info may even be on the intranet.

dori2o

csc13 wrote: »

Hiya I was wondering if anyone can help me

I have decided with my boss to end employment as im too ill to continue, we have already looked into ill health retirement and I wont qualify for that, so we have decided the best course of action is for me to be dismissed instead of me handing in my notice as I would recieve compensation if dissmissed.

I have been told that I would qualify for either 25% or 50% of compensation.

I have no idea what that means, ive tried google but still not really sure what that means. Could anyone explain to me in laymans terms how the civil service compensation is worked out if being dismissed due to ill health? And what the percentages mean and why I would only qualify for those percentages? why not 80% or 100% ? I have no clue so any info would be greatly appreciated!

Also what about my pension? can I cash that in? Ive been employed with the civil service for 7 years if that helps.

The percentages of the compensation are depending on a few factors. I believe the main one however is whether or not you have worked with the employer throughout your period of illness to try and resolve the issues you have, or have made changes in co-operation with the employer to try and improve your sickness absence over the period of time you have been under review.

There will also be other things such as disiplinary history, sickness, unpaid leave etc etc.

In HMRC (don't know if it is the same in all departments) the compensation is 2 weeks for every year completed upto 5 years and then 3 weeks for each year after that. If I remember correctly there was also a change to the CSCS in 2010 that said anyone earning below £23k will be deemed as receiving £23k pa for the purposes of calculating compensation. However I cannot be sure if this only applied to redundancy payments rather than dismissal on the grounds of capability.

If you disagree with the %age of the compensation you can appeal that.

Your best option is to speak to the Union (whichever it may be) and they can provide further information on this.

Have you definately agreed on this, or has your manager pushed you into it? That may also be something you discuss with the Union.

Have the employer made any reasonable adjustments to help you deal with your condition whilst you are at work? Have they spoken to you about reducing your hours to see if you can find a balance that suits you? Have they referred you to their Occupational Health Adviser? If so what was the outcome of that assessment? What recommendations did the OHA make to your employer with regards to possible adjustments, their view on Ill Health Retirement?

If you don't mind saying what is your condition? and which department do you work for?

ME13

I recently got 100% which equated to £5200 on a salary of £27k. I was told that I received the full rate as I was "genuinely sick".

csc13

Thanks for the replies

I have contacted a union rep today and they are looking into it to make sure everything is as it should.

I have been ill a long time and I very much have no fight left in me and im happy to go, the stress is too much and it may even help my health improve without the added stress of that place which has at times been an extremely miserable and stressful place to be.

I have been assessed by occupational help and they have agreed that I will continue to have multiple sickness absences, ive already reduced my hours and gone part time, they have made all reasonable adjustments over the years and im still not capable of providing a regular service so im certain that I do want to leave. I am a good employee when im there, good at my job, hit all the targets etc, there is nothing wrong with my work it is just purely my illness has finally won. I dont want to give out any details of my illness etc as I dont want to identify myself incase any of my employers or employees are reading, hope you understand.

Thanks for the taking time to write such a detailed reply Dori2o

dori2o wrote: »

The percentages of the compensation are depending on a few factors. I believe the main one however is whether or not you have worked with the employer throughout your period of illness to try and resolve the issues you have, or have made changes in co-operation with the employer to try and improve your sickness absence over the period of time you have been under review.

There will also be other things such as disiplinary history, sickness, unpaid leave etc etc.

In HMRC (don't know if it is the same in all departments) the compensation is 2 weeks for every year completed upto 5 years and then 3 weeks for each year after that. If I remember correctly there was also a change to the CSCS in 2010 that said anyone earning below £23k will be deemed as receiving £23k pa for the purposes of calculating compensation. However I cannot be sure if this only applied to redundancy payments rather than dismissal on the grounds of capability.

If you disagree with the %age of the compensation you can appeal that.

Your best option is to speak to the Union (whichever it may be) and they can provide further information on this.

Have you definately agreed on this, or has your manager pushed you into it? That may also be something you discuss with the Union.

Have the employer made any reasonable adjustments to help you deal with your condition whilst you are at work? Have they spoken to you about reducing your hours to see if you can find a balance that suits you? Have they referred you to their Occupational Health Adviser? If so what was the outcome of that assessment? What recommendations did the OHA make to your employer with regards to possible adjustments, their view on Ill Health Retirement?

If you don't mind saying what is your condition? and which department do you work for?