Guidelines and rules for partial pension
- As far as possible, an employee’s wishes regarding partial pension should be met.
- Every application for partial pension should be judged individually with reference to the needs and demands of the work, the financial requirements and the employee’s situation. If the needs and demands of the work are fulfilled and the financial requirements exist, at least one of the following conditions should also be met in order for the leave to be approved:
- The partial pension facilitates transfer of skills through, for example, appointment and induction of a new employee.
- The partial pension means that employees with other skills can be recruited.
- The partial pension means that the employee need not be replaced by another employee on the scale to which the partial pension relates.
- The partial pension takes into consideration personal reasons, such as health considerations, which mean that the employee is judged capable of continuing to work until regular retirement age. However, partial pension should not be approved when there are reasons for sick leave or sick pay.
- If you wish to draw partial pension, you must accept that you may need to switch to other work duties and/or schedule your working time according to the needs of the work. If you have a managerial position, this may mean that it cannot be combined with partial pension. Work duties and conditions should be discussed before the application is made. A decision is taken by the employer after consultation with you. Where applicable, negotiation with the employee organisation concerned should take place.
- Undertaking gainful employment during the period when you are drawing partial pension is not permitted, other than on a very limited scale if it is approved by the employer. You have an obligation to inform the employer of any gainful employment and/or side job you undertake.
- A decision on partial pension and its scale applies up to the regular retirement age, 65 years. The employer can only in exceptional cases review a decision on partial pension, if the employee requests and the manager recommends such a review. A decision on partial pension may also be reviewed if it is abused.
In the event of changes, SPV is notified by the Human Resources (HR) Division.