Ill-health
If you have to stop work because of serious ill health, you may be eligible to receive a pension provided you are aged at least 23 and have five or more years’ pensionable service in the plan.
The pension is worked out in the same way as a normal retirement pension, using the final pensionable salary you would have had if your pensionable salary had stayed the same to age 65, and the total pensionable service you could have completed if you had worked to age 65.
Please note that ‘serious ill health’ is defined in the plan rules – Unilever has the final say (consulting a company doctor if appropriate) about whether your condition is severe enough for you to receive a serious ill-health pension. If your health improves, Unilever has the right to stop or suspend any serious ill-health pension you are receiving.