Does a retiree have to give formal notice

[Anonanonandon]

If someone is planning to retire from a local government role, do they have to give formal notice of the date of retirement to management/HR?
Or
Can they just tell them verbally and then just deal with the pension provider.

Many thanks in advance.

You should have a retirement policy if you're in a local govt role - it should say in there.

Of course they have to tell them when they plan to retire, people don’t retire at the same age so how would they know otherwise? There are usually lots of support and resources for people coming up to retirement age in local government jobs.

My understanding is that you need it in writing so all parties are clear as to the leaving date.

In my LA workplace you give the contractual notice period regardless of whether you are leaving or retiring.

At a minimum, you have to give the notice specified in your contact of employment.

You are of course free to contact the pension provider yourself. It can take a few months for everything to be arranged. I was advised to start the ball rolling 6 months before my retirement date and it was good advice.

I wasn't interested in the pre-retirement courses on offer from my employer. I had taken financial advice and felt confident about my plans. You may feel differently.

I just wanted to echo the advice that @Flughafenkoenigin has given above about allowing time to sort out your local government pension.

I am in a similar position to you and am aiming to finish by the end of this financial year. As well as the local government pension for my current job, I have two others, both are local government pensions.

In the case of one of them, I received notification from the pension administrator advising me to apply to take the pension. This was due to my age. They were super efficient and I started receiving the pension within a few weeks.

In the case of the second provider, the pension administrator has turned out to be super inefficient. I first heard from them about taking the pension in about August and applied in September. Due to the many bureaucratic twists and turns, I have yet to receive a penny. I did say to them at one point that it was good that I wasn't relying on the pension to pay my bills.

As there isn't a set retirement age anymore you would have to give them the correct amount of notice.

Thank you all in a really difficult position over this and am trying to decide how much more I can say on a public forum. I am not the retiree . I will return if I feel I can say more but I am very grateful to those who have taken the time to reply

I've recently retired from the NHS. I had to give 3 months written notice. This gives clear notice of when you will be leaving and also allows for your pension to get sorted.