NORTH LEVEL DISTRICT INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
Retirement
Policy Statement
The Board operates a contractual retirement age of 65.
The Board operates a flexible retirement policy which allows employees to choose to
retire at any time between 60 and 70, with the Board’s consent.
Age 70 is the highest operative retirement age, ie 70 is the upper age at which
employees who are still working for the Board must retire (subject to the right to
request to stay on as explained below).
Procedure
1. Between 6 and 12 months before an employee reaches his or her retirement
date, he or she will be given written notification of this fact.
2. The notification letter will advise the employee that he or she has the right to
submit a written request to continue working beyond the retirement date. The
employee is not required to provide any reason for such a request, but it may
be helpful to their request if they do so. The request must state whether he or
she wishes to stay on indefinitely or for a specified period. Such a request
must be made between three and six months before the retirement date (as
advised by the Board) and should be submitted to the Chief Executive. Late
requests will not be considered.
3. Where an employee submits a valid written request to continue working
beyond his or her retirement date, the employer will invite the employee to a
meeting to discuss the feasibility of continuing employment beyond retirement
date, the length of time that employment might continue and any reasonable
alternative options to that which the employee has requested.
4. The employee will have the right, if he or she wishes, to be accompanied at
the meeting by a colleague of his or her choice.
5. The employee will be notified of the Board’s decision in writing as soon as is
reasonably practicable after the meeting.
6. If the request is refused, the employee will be granted the right of appeal
against the Board’s decision.
7. The Board reserves the right to either permit or refuse an employee’s request
to continue beyond retirement age. Agreeing to one employee’s request does
not set a precedent for others.
8. The Board will normally offer an employee within two years of retirement the
option to reduce his or her hours of work by a minimum of 25%, so as to
enable the employee to adjust gradually to full retirement. What is offered will
depend on the extent to which it is feasible for the Board to offer reduced
hours, which in turn will depend on the nature of the employee’s job and
operational requirements at the time
Occupational Pension Provision.
The Board’s occupational pension scheme allows employees to draw a pension at
any time after age 60, but if the benefit is drawn before age 65, there may be
proportionate reduction in the amount payable. Details are available on request from
Cambridgeshire County Council.