Royal Mail medical payments

[PeteG]

Not sure this is the right section, but what the heck. What sort of ailments can get you invalided out of the Royal Mail, and get a continuous payment afterwards, subject to medical examinations?

I'm not, and none of my family or friends, have been employed by the RM, this is just... research, if you like.

[ninja-lewis]

Agreement Between Royal Mail Group and UNITE-CMA and CWU on Managing Employees with Long Term Ill Health

Like anything at Royal Mail, it's all laid out in union agreements. They don't give specific examples of ailments but the criteria for "Retirement on ill health grounds with immediate pension” is

said:

cessation of employment as a result of serious physical or mental ill health (not simply a decline in energy or ability) such that, in the opinion of Royal Mail Group or associated employer the member is permanently incapable of:

a) carrying out his current duties;
b) carrying out such other duties for the employer as the employer might reasonably expect the member to perform; and
c) engaging in employment with any other employer of a type which, in the opinion of his present employer, would be reasonable and appropriate for the member.

If you want further detail, you can try asking CWU or on http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk