Common use of Redundancy Compensation Clause in Contracts

Redundancy Compensation. The following provisions relating to supernumerary redeployment/retraining/redundancy will apply at the expiry of the sunset redundancy compensation provisions for existing teachers (ie from 14 January 2016) and for new teachers from 28 August 2013. This means that for existing teachers, the supernumerary redeployment and retraining options below will not override automatic access to the existing redundancy compensation provisions during the sunset period. Once the surplus teacher(s) have been identified and before the date the surplus staffing takes effect, the options set out in clauses 7.2.5(a)(i) to (iv), and further detailed in clauses 7.2.3, 7.2.6, 7.2.7 and 7.2.8 will be considered for permanently employed teachers. Where a surplus staffing situation exists and a teacher’s position is to be disestablished, the redeployment, supernumerary redeployment and retraining options must, in the first instance, be thoroughly explored by the employer in consultation with the employee. This means that the redundancy compensation provisions will only be offered by the employer after the redeployment, supernumerary redeployment and retraining options have been thoroughly explored by the employer in consultation with the employee and these options are considered inappropriate in the circumstances. After all options have been thoroughly explored with the employee, the employer shall agree to one of the four surplus staffing options (i) to (iv) outlined in 7.2.5 (a) above, however the employer shall not be bound to agree to any particular option. The employer’s decision shall be final.