You might be able to get working tax credit for up to 28 weeks, including help with childcare costs, if you are off work due to ill health or disability, and you get statutory sick pay or employment and support allowance. You could qualify for an extra amount called a disability element when you return to work.
Can my employer fire me for medical reasons?
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) makes it illegal for your employer to discriminate against you due to a medical condition or perceived medical condition. Discrimination can include any adverse employment action, including firing or termination.
Can I be made redundant while on sick leave?
In practice, this means that sick leave may delay any dismissal but not prevent it altogether. As far as being made redundant is concerned, you need to be selected for redundancy fairly and a fair redundancy process must be followed.
Can a person be made redundant due to ill health?
An employee cannot be made redundant due to ill health, although they can be fairly dismissed on grounds of capability, as long as the employer has acted reasonably in all the circumstances and made any reasonable adjustments within the workplace, wherever possible.
What do you need to know about redundancy payments?
What is a redundancy payment? Redundancy refers to the loss of a job due to business circumstances. Employees may be made redundant due to a reduction in staff or the closure of the business itself.
Can a company make you redundant with immediate pension?
kIf the Company decides that you qualify for ill health retirement with immediate pension; kIf you are made redundant by the Company and qualify for immediate payment of your pension; or kIf you decide to take early payment of your benefits (and the Company agrees to this).
When do you not get redundancy if you have been dismissed?
Length of service in employment is capped at 20 years when calculating redundancy. If you have been dismissed from your role due to misconduct this does not constitute redundancy. You would not be entitled to receive a redundancy payment in this situation.
