Steps to retireÌý
If you're considering retiring, the following checklist will help walk you through the process, and ensure that no important steps are missed:
- The employee provides notice of retirement.Ìý
- For administrative and support staff: inform your immediate supervisor as soon as possible (minimum 2 weeks before retirement date)
- For academic staff: Refer to regulations or the Academic Personnel Office.Ìý
- Area processes retirement in Workday (refer to Termination & End Additional Job - Job Aid - Under Staffing, Termination - reason = retirement).Ìý Any outstanding or accrued vacation will be calculated and payment arranged.
- Remember that an employee's retirement date is his/her last working day (not the day after).
- The employee may wish to attend theÌýpertinentÌýinformation sessions,Ìýwatch a video capsuleÌýor attend one ofÌý Sun Life's Financial Wellness WebinarsonÌýtopics such as retirement, settlement, decumulation, etc., to learn more.Ìý
- If the employee is a member of Part A (hybrid segment) of the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Pension Plan who is 55-65 years old, within 6 months of retirement, the employee needs to provide Sun Life with their marital information before a settlement package can be issued.
- The employee consults pension information on the Sun Life Financial website including the Retirement Planner. Then, following receipt of a settlement package from Sun Life, he/she chooses a settlement option(s) or defers settlement.
- The employeeÌýshould familiarize themselvesÌýwith the post-retirement benefits for which they may be eligible, and the services available to them (below).Ìý
- If eligible, the employee then elects post-retirement benefits coverage.Ìý
- You can sign up for courses in the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Community Lifelong Learning program within the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Continuing Studies. This program is a community of mature learners emphasizing peer learning through active participation.Ìý
- You may join the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Retiree Association (MURA), which will help you remain connected to a community of 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ retirees.ÌýAll retired 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ academics and librarians are invited to join MAUT-Retirees who offer, among other activities, scholarly lectures and academic events.
Programs and services for retirees with post-retirement benefits
As a retired employee, you still have access to certain services and programs at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ.Ìý For example:
- You get to keep your ID card, which gives you continued access to 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ libraries and other facilities on campus.Ìý
- You benefitÌýby paying the staff rate when signingÌýup for a membershipÌýin the .Ìý
- You have unlimited access to your email account (first.last [at] mcgill.ca) and to personal and employee menus in Minerva.Ìý For more information, please refer to:Ìý