Resigning or retiring from your employment at York
If you intend to end your employment, you should:
- notify your department in writing giving the minimum notice period required outlined in your terms and conditions of employment. This is normally one calendar month for colleagues in Grade 1-5 and three calendar months for colleagues in Grades 6-8.
- calculate your annual leave allowance and agree with your manager when to take the balance.
- read IT Services leaving information
- complete the leaver checklist - what actions must be taken prior to leaving
- complete the leaver questionnaire - if you wish to provide more details on your reason(s) for leaving
Planning for retirement
Ahead of retiring, you should:
- obtain estimates of any pension benefits you have accrued while working at the University.
- discuss your intention to retire with your manager as early as possible
- resign from your post by reason of retirement, giving your contractual period of notice.
- complete the Leaver Form ensuring that the reason for leaving is given as retirement
Once the Leaver Form has been submitted, in due course you will receive formal confirmation of your retirement from HR. This notification will also be sent to the Pensions Team.
Members of the University of York Pension Fund, USS and NHS Pensions
Once the Pensions Team receives the formal notification of your retirement from HR, they will notify the relevant pension scheme of your retirement. In due course, the scheme will then write to you directly with details of your benefits and provide the forms that you will need to complete to claim them.
Members of The People's Pension
You will need to contact The People's Pension directly to claim your retirement benefits from them. They can be reached on +44 (0)300 2000 555.