We wanted to include partial retirement as an item in this newsletter as it’s increasingly become a very popular retirement choice over more recent years. The popularity of partial retirement is because it allows members to ease into retirement by drawing their pension alongside reduced hours or responsibilities, rather than having a clean break – which can sometimes (for some people) seem more daunting.
However, from a process perspective – for Environment Agency employees, this process is led by the member and their line manager, and there’s a responsibility for both to manage this process. There is guidance on the Easinet which takes you through the steps to take and the timings to allow for each part of the process.
For NRW employees, the process is slightly different as it’s led by your line manager and ‘People Services’.
The most important point to note for all members is that Capita are only able to action requests to provide partial retirement information when they’ve been instructed in the right way by the EA/NRW. This makes it really important that you ensure that you read the internal guidance steps and understand the roles and responsibilities you and your line managers have in ensuring that Capita are able to provide the information needed to process a case.
You can find partial retirement process guidance on your employers’ intranets; you can also read our Partial retirement factsheet on our website.
Read our Partial retirement factsheet.