2. Leaving the Service Topics: Working in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, NICS HR policies Date published: 30 June 2014 Last updated: 13 March 2024 NICS staff handbook Documents 2.01 Voluntary redundancy and compulsory redundancyAdobe PDF (244.32 KB)2.02 Retirement on age groundsAdobe PDF (69.19 KB)2.03 Voluntary exitAdobe PDF (191.88 KB)2.04 Early retirement on medical groundsAdobe PDF (42.11 KB)2.05 NoticeAdobe PDF (76.91 KB)2.06 RedeploymentAdobe PDF (303 KB)2.07 Civil Service Appeal BoardAdobe PDF (45.83 KB)