Hey, I'm just looking for a little bit of advice please. 
 

I have been absent from work for over 12 months due to breast cancer and going through chemo, radiation, surgery and targeted therapy.

I am lucky that my employer has an income protection policy and I qualified to be paid 67% of my salary whilst I have been off sick and the claim can continue for up to 5 year should this be needed, obviously dependant on illness etc 

I had my last targeted treatment at the end of February of which I was still suffering side affects from several weeks into March, I was due to have some further surgery in April which was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID. The plan was that once this surgery was done that I would look to start an 8 weeks phased return plan back to work towards the end of April, still covered under the income protection insurance. 
 

I had a follow up call with the insurance company just as the lock down started in March and they advised that from their point of view I was fit to return to work and still needed to return as originally discussed during our previous call at the end of April and so they would be allowing me an 8 week phased return period and from 17th June they would close my claim.

Are they within their rights to do this and force me to return to work?

Has anyone else had this issue ?