Been off work sick nearly a year and resigning - a good idea?

EmmaAbby

Hi all

After being ill nearly a year I have decided to resign from my job. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do!

But was it the right thing to do?
Can I get ESA still tho and also do I get my holiday that i have not taken yet?

im worried now....

Any advice will be very appreciated. thanks in advance

paddedjohn

I think you were a bit rash to resign, while on the sick you are accruing holidays so should have let your employer make the first move to get shot of you.

EmmaAbby

But what is the difference with resigning to being get rid of?

[Deleted User]

EmmaAbby wrote: »

But what is the difference with resigning to being get rid of?

You may not be entitled to benefits if you resign. Them firing you on capability grounds doesn't stop you getting benefits.

Undervalued

The normal advice in these situation is do not resign. Let your employer make all the moves. Respond s-l-o-w-l-y to any paperwork etc (without going to extremes)!

All the time you remain employed you are accruing holiday (roughly one day for every two weeks) which they will have to pay you when you do finally leave. You cannot lose statutory holiday as a result of being off sick so any carry over rules do not apply.

As others have said resigning may make certain benefits harder to claim.

sangie595

If the employer dismisses, you may also be entitled to notice with FULL PAY!

[Deleted User]

OP - I remember when my wife was ill long term. Luckily, in the end they got her moved to a different department and it all worked out.

But if they'd gone down the route of getting rid she'd have had 3 months full pay as well. Plus there was a chance she could have got ill health pension.

MrsTinks

And your NI would be getting paid...

If you can then retract that resignation...

EmmaAbby

So basically I won't be able to get any holiday accruted to me if i resign?! But I'm not late now

sh**

Darksparkle

EmmaAbby wrote: »

So basically I won't be able to get any holiday accruted to me if i resign?! But I'm not late now

sh**

You'll get what you've already accrued. But if you don't resign you'll continue to accrue more so more pay if they eventually dismiss you. Plus possible other payments as mentioned above.

Why do you want to resign?

[Deleted User]

Yep you'll still get whats accrued even when you're sick. Even when pay runs out its never wise to resign - you still accrue holidays and get NI paid for you.

Better to let employers process deal with this. They'll have a process to get rid of people who are long term sick but resigning is a BAD BAD idea.

Try and withdraw it but they might not let you know. You've made things much easier and cheaper for them.