Retire / leave

[Oxo01]

I know I need to speak to my work and am waiting for union to check but I have 6 or 7 weeks A/L to take to date.
I want to retire with immediate affect from this Thursday can I use 4 weeks leave and not work my notice.
Then take remainder leave leading up to actual retirement date .
Hope it makes sense .

Any ideas or advice appreciated.

So your notice is 1 month? I would have thought you could if that is owed to you. Do your work have an HR department as they would know?

Yes you can use annual leave as your notice period. You can also be paid for any outstanding leave.

Very confused by retire with immediate effect and actual retirement date - are they not the same thing?

Thank you for replys,

I wasn't sure what would happen with any outstanding leave after the notice period and if it continued as A/L or I wouldnt get paid if I did not work my notice.
Waiting for union to update me.

@Oxo01 you either put a last date of employment so you use up all your annual leave or you can give one months notice and be paid for any leave you are due.

You'd still be an employee for the duration of your AL, wouldn't affect your retirement date.
So I might resign tomorrow with effect from 21 July but then book all my outstanding AL from 22 June to 21 July so I never had to go back.
Don't put ideas in my head....

@trulyunruly01
That is exactly what I ment to say in my post and want to do !!

I've just had enough now,
yes i will lose decent pay but taking my pension 1 year early will only cost me £200.
So how will I word this please
I know I am overthinking and can't think straight.

Dear x
After careful consideration I have decided to retire. I am giving the required one months notice, so my last date of employment will be xxxxxx.

I have calculated that up to xxxxxx I have accrued x days annual leave. Given the significant amount of annual leave I am proposing that I take x days from xxxxxx to xxxxxx. This means my last day in the office will be xxxxxx.

I would like to be paid for the remaining x days leave in my final salary.

Yours sincerely

xx

Thank all for your help. Super helpfull. I assume I add in with immediate effect if I didnt want to go in from Thursday.

Union was going to email head of service and hopefully get back to me tomorrow on what he says.

I need to wait to book the time off as manager is new and is awaiting access to my HR system to approve any leave etc .

Bit scared as I've worked with them since 1986 in different roles / depts, went part time in 2014 flexi retirement which was great.

But I know i just don't want to do another week let one a year.

Yes you can. Welcome to the retired.

@caringcarer
Thank you, watch this space 😁.

I'd just watch because some clauses in notice periods do ask you to be in attendance at your office (for example) on the last day of work. In effect not being allowed to use AL on the very last day of employment.

@largeagegapWLW
Thank you, ill see what's what hopefully tomorrow.
If no news I'll have to work Thurs and Fri and go from there.

Yes all my work contracts have said that

There is no point making people give 1 month notice or 3 months to allow handover but allowing them to not work it.

So they reserve the right to refuse requests but a day here and there would be fine. You then get paid it when you leave.

Whilst it may be a breach of contract, no one can actually make you work your notice.

As the op is retiring, irrespective of what her contract states she cannot be forced to work. As she has sufficient leave to cover her notice period, and more, there is very little an employer can do.

Legal action could take years and cost £££££ so no sensible employer would pursue this.

Well if she just walks out, they could withhold her final pay and she'd have to claim against them.

They are not supposed to do that but the power is with the person who has the money.

Gosh loads of replys thank you for different views.

@burnoutbabe they can do that but easier to go to small claims than an ET.

My point is the op would eventually get her money but what good is it to the employer if in 2 or 3 years time the op is required to work 4 weeks. It will have cost them thousands and in reality no ET would make her do that.

A sensible employer will just pay up and move on.

Well I have an update
I had to work today as union left it late in the day to email them.
Response today is as follows
Approved. Don't have to work 4 weeks notice so last day of service is next Friday, (only working thurs and friday anyway) they will pay me 7 wks holiday. Also any few days from April this year to next week.

Really good news. Enjoy your retirement.

Thank you, had a few moments of doubt today due to the decent wage I'll be giving up but hay ho .