Individuals who are retiring from the Group having completed at least 15 years’ evidenced service within the NHS are eligible to receive a retirement award. (In exceptional circumstances – e.g. relating to ill health – staff side in conjunction with HR may agree to make an award to an individual who has not achieved 15 years’ service.)
Retirement Award
Line managers of those retiring are responsible for completing the award application form (link below) and submitting for processing. The award takes the form of a Love2Shop voucher either in electronic form to an individual’s personal email address or as a physical voucher posted to their home address.
Please Note: Applications are processed on a monthly basis and vouchers are usually sent to individuals the month after the application is received by the ELOD team.
To apply for an award, please complete the Retirement Award form.
Retirement Celebration
Line managers of those retiring are responsible for making appropriate arrangements to mark this event in close conjunction with the individual concerned, with the aim of ensuring that, wherever possible, the arrangements meet the particular wishes of the individual.
Letter from Chair
The line manager should contact the secretary to the Chair to notify them of the retirement date in order to ensure that a letter from the Chair is prepared in a timely manner to mark this event and sent to the individual.
If you have any questions relating to the retirement award, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]