Does anyone know the guidelines and timescales for this?

Question

I have been off work for 18 months on long term sick leave. I know its probably dependent on the company but I have heard that after a certain amount of time you can get paid off on medical grounds. I have been paid out on a company pension scheme that pays me part of my salary

Answer 1

Not sure what your current position is,i.e. are you still employed or not. Assuming you are, generally companies will have two routes to dismissing people on medical grounds. The first is usually for when it is likely someone will work again eventually or could do a different role somewhere else and attracts a sum which will be determined by the company rules. The second is when someone will never work again and this usually allows for pension to be taken early in addition to a sum, but the rules will depend on the pension rules for your particular scheme. All of this will be based on medical evidence normally.