Napo Securing Improvements to how Ill-Health Early Retirement is Managed

Since the probation split, the number of members experiencing problems progressing Ill-Health Early Retirement (IHER) applications has grown significantly. There has been a particular problem in the NPS – one of the consequences of rushing the TR programme. These have been amplified by failings in their computerised shared-service centres ability to appreciate the differences between the local government scheme (LGPS) and the civil service scheme. However, there have also been some problems in CRC’s, especially where the LGPS is unfamiliar to HR leads and/or employers.

Napo AGS and pensions lead Dean Rogers explains in an indepth article in Napo Magazine Online