Redundancy benefit Clause Samples
Redundancy benefit. An employee who accepts an offer of voluntary redundancy and whose employment is terminated by the Commissioner under s 29 of the PS Act on the grounds that he/she is excess to requirements, is entitled to payment of a redundancy benefit of an amount equal of two weeks’ salary for each completed year of continuous service, plus a pro rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES. The minimum payment will be 4 weeks’ salary and the maximum will be 48 weeks’ salary. The redundancy benefit will be calculated on a pro rata basis for any period where an employee has worked part-time hours during his or her period of service and the employee has less than 24 years fulltime service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES. For the purposes of calculating any payment, salary will include: the employee's salary at their ongoing (substantive) classification; higher duties allowance where the employee has been receiving higher duties allowance continuously for a period of at least 12 months immediately preceding the employee’s notification of termination date; and an allowance that has been paid during periods of annual leave and on a regular basis and is not a reimbursement for expenses incurred or a payment for disabilities associated with the performance of a duty. For the purpose of calculating an employee's redundancy benefit, service means: service in the Commission; Government service as defined in section 10 of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976; service with the Commonwealth (other than service with a joint Commonwealth-State body or a body corporate in which the Commonwealth does not have a controlling interest) which is recognised for long service leave purposes; service with the Australian Defence Forces; and service in another organisation where: an employee was transferred from the APS to that organisation to give effect to an administrative re-arrangement; or an employee engaged by that organisation on work within a function is appointed as a result of the transfer of that function to the APS, and such service is recognised for long service leave purposes. For earlier periods of service as defined above to count there must be no breaks between the periods except where: the break in service is less than 1 month and occurs where an offer of employment with the new employer was made and acce...
Redundancy benefit. An employee who elects for retrenchment with a redundancy benefit and whose employment is terminated by the Secretary under s.29 of the PS Act on the grounds that he/she is excess to requirements, is entitled to payment of a redundancy benefit of an amount equal of two weeks’ salary for each completed year of continuous service, plus a pro rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES.
Redundancy benefit. An employee who elects for retrenchment with a redundancy benefit and whose employment is terminated by the Secretary under section 29 of the Public Service Act 1999 on the grounds that they are excess to requirements, is entitled to payment of a redundancy benefit of an amount equal of two weeks’ salary for each completed year of continuous service, plus a pro rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the National Employment Standards.
Redundancy benefit rate of payment
Redundancy benefit. 59.1 Where an employee accepts an offer of voluntary retrenchment and the CEO terminates the employee’s employment, the employee is entitled to be paid a redundancy benefit of a sum equal to two week’s salary for each completed year of service, plus a pro-rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES.
59.2 The minimum sum payable will be four week’s salary and the maximum will be 48 week’s salary.
59.3 The redundancy benefit will be calculated on a pro-rata basis for any period where an employee has worked part-time hours during the employee’s period of service and the employee has less than 24 years full-time service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES.
59.4 For earlier periods of service to count there must be no breaks between the periods of service, except where:
(a) The break in service is less than one month and occurs where an offer of employment with the new employer was made and accepted by the employee before ceasing employment with the preceding employer; or
(b) The earlier period of service was with the APS and ceased because the employee was deemed to have resigned from the APS on marriage under the then section 49 (as repealed in 1966) of the repealed Public Service Act 1922.
59.5 Subject to clause 59.4, and having regard to clauses 59.1 to 59.3 and clause 59.8, service for redundancy benefit purposes means:
(a) Service in ACSQHC;
(b) Government service as defined in section 10 of the LSL Act;
(c) Service with the Commonwealth (other than service with a Joint Commonwealth/State body or a body corporate in which the Commonwealth does not have a controlling interest) which is recognised for long service leave purposes;
(d) Service with the ADF;
(e) APS service immediately preceding deemed resignation under the then section 49 (as repealed in 1966) of the repealed Public Service Act 1922, if the service has not previously been recognised for redundancy pay purposes; and
(f) Service in another organisation where an employee was transferred from the APS to that organisation with a transfer of function; or an employee engaged by that organisation on work within a function is appointed as a result of the transfer of that function to the APS and such service is recognised for long service leave purposes.
59.6 Having regard to clause 59.5, any period of service which ceased:
(a) Through termination on th...
Redundancy benefit. Where the provisions of this clause provide for less than the National Employment Standards (NES), the NES will prevail.
(i) An excess employee who agrees to be voluntarily retrenched (including with an early separation offer) and whose employment is terminated by the delegate under s.29 of the Public Service Act 1999 on the grounds they are excess to requirements is entitled to be paid a sum equal to two weeks' salary for each completed year of continuous service, plus a pro rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES.
(ii) The minimum sum payable will be 4 weeks salary and the maximum will be 48 weeks salary.
(iii) The redundancy benefit will be calculated on a pro-rata basis for any period where an employee has worked part-time hours during their period of service and the employee has less than 24 years full-time service.
(iv) For the purpose of calculating payment, salary will include: the employee’s salary; the salary including higher duties, where the employee has been receiving higher duties allowance for a continuous period of at least 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the employee is given notice of termination of employment other allowances in the nature of salary which are paid during periods of annual leave and on a regular basis, excluding allowances which are a reimbursement for expenses incurred, or a payment for disabilities associated with the performance of duty.
Redundancy benefit. An employee who elects for retrenchment with a redundancy benefit and whose employment is terminated by the Agency Head under section 29 of the PS Act on the grounds that he/she is excess to the requirements of the agency, is entitled to: 378.1. payment of a redundancy benefit of an amount equal to two [2] weeks' salary for each completed year of continuous service; plus 378.2. a pro-rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service; subject to 378.3. any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES. 378.4. The minimum sum payable will be four (4) weeks' salary and the maximum will be 48 weeks' salary.
Redundancy benefit. An employee who accepts an offer of a voluntary redundancy with a redundancy benefit and whose employment is terminated by the Australian Statistician under Section 29 of the Public Service Act 1999 on the grounds that the employee is excess to the requirements of the ABS, is entitled to payment of a redundancy continuous service, plus a pro rata payment for completed months of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the National Employment Standards (NES).
Redundancy benefit. 70.1. An employee who agrees to be voluntarily retrenched and whose employment is terminated by the Chair under section 29 of the Public Service ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ on the grounds that the employee is excess to the requirements of the Agency, will be paid a sum equal to 2 weeks’ salary for each completed year of continuous service, plus a pro-rata payment for completed months of service since the last completed year of service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES.
70.2. The redundancy benefit will be calculated on a pro-rata basis for any periods of service where the employee has worked part-time hours during their period of service and has less than 24 years full-time service, subject to any minimum amount the employee is entitled to under the NES.
70.3. For earlier periods of service to count there must be no breaks between the periods of service, except if the break in service is less than one month and occurs when an offer of employment with the new employer was made and accepted by the employee before ceasing employment with the previous employer.
70.4. The minimum sum payable will be equivalent to 4 weeks’ salary and the maximum will be equivalent to 48 weeks’ salary.
70.5. For the purposes of calculating any redundancy payment, salary will include:
a) the employee’s full-time salary, adjusted on a pro-rata basis for periods of part-time service; or
b) if the employee has been paid at a higher classification level for a continuous period of at least 12 months immediately preceding the date on which they are given notice of termination, the salary of the higher position; and
c) allowances in the nature of the salary which are paid during periods of annual leave and on a regular basis, excluding allowances which are a reimbursement for expenses incurred, or a payment for disabilities associated with the performance of duty.
Redundancy benefit. 2.1 A Redundancy Scheme (ACIRT) shall apply at the rates set out below per week per tradesperson.