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Redundancy policy continued...
SECTION 3.20
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In the event of redundancy, whether voluntary or compulsory,
redundancy pay will be calculated in accordance with the statutory
rules by reference to the employee’s age, length of continuous service,
and weekly gross pay (capped at the statutory maximum for redundancy
pay purposes.) Redundancy payments are not normally taxable.
Each completed year of continuous service up to a maximum of 20 years
counts for payment on the following scale;
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
• For years of employment before age 22 years – ½ week’s pay for each year
of service.
• From age 22 years but less than 41 years – 1 week’s pay for each year of
service.
Redundancy policy
• From age 41 years – 1½ week’s pay for each year of service.
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Employees with less than two years’ continuous service at the date when
notice of dismissal expires will have no entitlement to a redundancy
payment.
We will make every effort to offer suitable alternative employment where
possible. We may at our discretion and for a specified period of time offer
personal protection of basic salary, at the employee’s current grade, if he or
she transfers to an alternative post with reasonably comparable duties.
Should an offer of alternative employment be made and accepted, this will
usually commence immediately or no later than four weeks after the
employee’s original contract has been terminated. The employee will be
entitled to a trial period in the new position of four weeks or longer by
agreement when re-training is necessary. If during the trial period, either
the College or the employee decides to terminate the new position because
it proves not to be suitable, then the employee will be regarded as having
been made redundant from the former position and will accordingly
receive a redundancy payment.
If an employee unreasonably refuses an offer of alternative employment or
unreasonably resigns during the trial period for a suitable alternative
position, then he or she will have no entitlement to a redundancy payment.
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