Leaving employment due to illness

kianella

Good morning, I'm hoping someone on here can advise me. I have almost ran out of sick pay at my employment and due to my  illness I won't be returning, my question is which is the best financial way for me to leave? Me to resign or to allow the company to take me down the dismissal due to ill health route. I have called universal credit, spoke to citizens advice and am awaiting contact from my union but as yet no-one can advise me either way, please help me I'm desperate. Thanks

JamoLew

Sorry - but nowhere near enough info.

tazwhoever

kianella said:

Good morning, I'm hoping someone on here can advise me. I have almost ran out of sick pay at my employment and due to my  illness I won't be returning, my question is which is the best financial way for me to leave? Me to resign or to allow the company to take me down the dismissal due to ill health route. I have called universal credit, spoke to citizens advice and am awaiting contact from my union but as yet no-one can advise me either way, please help me I'm desperate. Thanks

I am sorry for your illness, that you wish to leave your employment. I had to leave my employment for illnesses and now have hidden disabilities. Finding work after/if you recover, will be much much harder. I hope someone here can advice you.
I always believe health comes first then employment.
Wish you the best.

Marcon

There is no advantage to resigning and indeed you could prejudice your right to claim benefits. Presumably you don't belong to any sort of pension scheme which offers ill health early retirement benefits?

Savvy_Sue

Let them take you down the dismissal on ill health grounds. And don't forget you continue to accrue leave while you're on sick pay. 

MalMonroe

JamoLew said:

Sorry - but nowhere near enough info.

There is plenty of info. I get what's been asked, we don't need any more info to work it out!

MalMonroe

Just to say that I agree with those who say let your employer take the next step, as there's no advantage in resigning. 

JamoLew

MalMonroe said:

JamoLew said:

Sorry - but nowhere near enough info.

There is plenty of info. I get what's been asked, we don't need any more info to work it out!

I beg to differ - for one if they have been employed less than 2 years the employer can get rid tomorrow with no reason
age - is early retirement possible
work sector and nature of illness -- is redeployment possible
Lots missing

JReacher1

JamoLew said:

MalMonroe said:

JamoLew said:

Sorry - but nowhere near enough info.

There is plenty of info. I get what's been asked, we don't need any more info to work it out!

I beg to differ - for one if they have been employed less than 2 years the employer can get rid tomorrow with no reason
age - is early retirement possible
work sector and nature of illness -- is redeployment possible
Lots missing

I don't agree.  I think you are just being nosy :-)
The OP has reported that due to an illness they won't be able to return to work and wants to know the best way for them financially to leave their employer.  All of the points you have mentioned above are irrelevant to this question.

OP the only advantage in resigning is that your reference would not state you were dismissed (it probably wouldn't anyway).  Apart from that as everyone else suggests you may make your employer actually go through the process of dismissing you

Xbigman

As a rule of thumb its better for your company to take the next step. You should tell them you want to return to work once you are better. Never tell them you aren't coming back, let them take the decision.

Now go to the benefits board and ask about what you might be able to claim once your sick pay and SSP runs out, but before you are formally dismissed. 


Darren

Manxman_in_exile

kianella said:

... I have called universal credit, spoke to citizens advice and am awaiting contact from my union but as yet no-one can advise me either way, please help me I'm desperate. Thanks

Frankly I'm amazed that CAB couldn't just give the same basic advice as here - if you resign it might jeopardise any benefits you may may be entitled to and that it's better to let your employer make the running.  Surely this sort of thing ought to be meat and drink to CAB?