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Retirement on grounds of ill health
— cross sectional survey in six organisations in United Kingdom | | Author(s) | C J M Poole |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 314, no 7085, 29 March 1997 |
| Pages | pp 929-932 |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Retirement reasons ; Early retirement ; Employment ; Private pensions ; Cross sectional surveys. |
| Annotation | Rates of ill health retirement were measured by age, sex, and length of service of employees contributing to pension schemes for four public and two private large employers in the UK. Rates varied from 20 the 250 per 10,000 contributing members; in two organisations the rate varied geographically within the same organisation. Women retired at a greater rate than men under age 40 and over age 50. In four organisations, the modal age or length of service coincided with enhancements in benefits. Where diagnosis was known, musculoskeletal and minor psychiatric illnesses were the most common reasons for retirement. Granting of ill health retirement benefits may not be determined by illness, and there is a need for some employers and pension schemes to improve their processes for granting benefits. Doctors should be wary of conflicts of interest, and work to guidelines when they advise pension schemes about the merits of an application for benefits. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807008 A |
| Classmark | CH: G4: G5M: WJ: JK: 3KB * |
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