Handing in my resignation

pope

I have been on long term sick how things are going I don't think I will be going back to work. If I hand in my resignation due to ill health is ther any chance my employer will offer redundancy or some sort of money I have worked for the same company as a worker for 20 years?

Thanks

MattMattMattUK

pope said:

I have been on long term sick how things are going I don't think I will be going back to work. If I hand in my resignation due to ill health is ther any chance my employer will offer redundancy or some sort of money I have worked for the same company as a worker for 20 years?

Thanks

If you resign they cannot offer to make you redundant, they can only make you redundant if they are making that job role redundant, there is a proper process to be followed, they might choose to do that if it become obvious that you are never coming back to work, but they cannot do that if you resign. They might offer you something for having been there for 20 years, they might not, but without knowing your employer no one can say and I would suspect it is unlikely. 

Out of interest, why resign? If you are on long term sick surely that is the better proposition in terms of income, then you either may be made redundant or you might feel fit enough to return at some point, even in a more limited role.

elsien

They don’t need to pay you off. 

The job is still there, so at some point if you are unable to return they will just end your employment on capability grounds at some point. 

Do you want to try and get back to work, or are you thinking that you are just not going to be able to?

Keep_pedalling

If you illness if connected to the non fault car accident you were involved in then I would not resign as it may effect any payment you eventually get from the 3rd party.

TELLIT01

Redundancy is caused by a job no longer being available, not by a person resigning.  There is no legal requirement for the company to offer anything.  Resigning may also affect entitlement to unemployment benefits, although it wouldn't affect entitlement to sickness benefits.

pope

Keep_pedalling said:

If you illness if connected to the non fault car accident you were involved in then I would not resign as it may effect any payment you eventually get from the 3rd party.

Can you explain how my payment may be affected from my compensation claim from 3rd party if I resign?

pope

TELLIT01 said:

Redundancy is caused by a job no longer being available, not by a person resigning.  There is no legal requirement for the company to offer anything.  Resigning may also affect entitlement to unemployment benefits, although it wouldn't affect entitlement to sickness benefits.

I am currently on New style ESA but I don't know if it will affect it. 

pope

elsien said:

They don’t need to pay you off. 

The job is still there, so at some point if you are unable to return they will just end your employment on capability grounds at some point. 

Do you want to try and get back to work, or are you thinking that you are just not going to be able to?

My job involved on foot 8 hours physical job I asked my employer to accommodate me for a sitting job but they refused and said sitting job rolls are limited and at full capacity which I know my self. I have some permanent damage to my lower lim walking is difficult. I don't think I am going to able to get back into work.

pope

MattMattMattUK said:

pope said:

I have been on long term sick how things are going I don't think I will be going back to work. If I hand in my resignation due to ill health is ther any chance my employer will offer redundancy or some sort of money I have worked for the same company as a worker for 20 years?

Thanks

If you resign they cannot offer to make you redundant, they can only make you redundant if they are making that job role redundant, there is a proper process to be followed, they might choose to do that if it become obvious that you are never coming back to work, but they cannot do that if you resign. They might offer you something for having been there for 20 years, they might not, but without knowing your employer no one can say and I would suspect it is unlikely. 

Out of interest, why resign? If you are on long term sick surely that is the better proposition in terms of income, then you either may be made redundant or you might feel fit enough to return at some point, even in a more limited role.

MattMattMattUK said:

pope said:

I have been on long term sick how things are going I don't think I will be going back to work. If I hand in my resignation due to ill health is ther any chance my employer will offer redundancy or some sort of money I have worked for the same company as a worker for 20 years?

Thanks

If you resign they cannot offer to make you redundant, they can only make you redundant if they are making that job role redundant, there is a proper process to be followed, they might choose to do that if it become obvious that you are never coming back to work, but they cannot do that if you resign. They might offer you something for having been there for 20 years, they might not, but without knowing your employer no one can say and I would suspect it is unlikely. 

Out of interest, why resign? If you are on long term sick surely that is the better proposition in terms of income, then you either may be made redundant or you might feel fit enough to return at some point, even in a more limited role.

There is no income involved as statutory sick pay has ended and company sick pay. I have lower limb damage and employer keeps on asking me to come into work for a welfare meeting every 2 to 3 weeks. I have told them this is difficult for me can we do this over the phone but they have refused and said we have to call you in for a meeting. 

I'm also thinking is my my employer doing this deliberately to make me upset and eventually push me to resign. As I am fed up of keep on going to these welfare meetings. 

oldernonethewiser

If you are no longer capable of doing your current job your employer should assess your fitness for work and if possible accomodate you in some way.  If that is not possible then then they may dismiss you with some financial settlement.

Bradden

oldernonethewiser said:

If you are no longer capable of doing your current job your employer should assess your fitness for work and if possible accomodate you in some way.  If that is not possible then then they may dismiss you with some financial settlement.

Why would there be a financial settlement? The could dismiss them due to being unable to fulfil their contract?