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TfL HR policy -staff travel pass

Request ID: FOI-3135-1819
Date published: 26 February 2019

You asked

I would like to know whether the enhanced service period added when ill health pension is granted counts towards the eligibility of the staff travel pass service period requirement of 20 years. Please provide me with a copy of the relvant policy.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3135-1819

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16 February 2019.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:

I would like to know whether the enhanced service period added when ill health pension is granted  counts towards the eligibility of the staff travel pass service period requirement of 20 years. Please provide me with a copy of the relevant policy.

If an employee has left on medical grounds and does not have more than 20 years service they would need to be granted an immediate enhanced medical pension in order for the credit to be added. Up to 5 years can be added to the total service of the employee in relation to retaining staff travel benefits. For example, if an employee left on medical grounds with 16 years service but had an approved pension enhancement, the total service would be added together and equal 21 years of service. TfL’s Staff Travel would need confirmation from the Pensions team that an enhancement has been approved.

Please find the attached Pass Retention Matrix which is a document TfL’s Staff Travel uses to decide who is eligible for retired facilities.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

I would like to know whether the enhanced service period added when ill health pension is granted  counts towards the eligibility of the staff travel pass service period requirement of 20 years.

Please provide me with a copy of the relvant policy.

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