Common use of Redundancy/Retrenchment Clause in Contracts

Redundancy/Retrenchment. 11.1 Upon a determination by Council that an Employee’s position has become redundant and redeployment cannot be achieved, such Employee shall receive notice of involuntary retrenchment and be eligible to apply for an Early Separation Incentive Payment in accordance with clause 10 of this Appendix. 11.2 On termination, eligible Employees shall receive a redundancy payment at a rate appropriate to the completed years of service. This redundancy payment is to consist of three (3) weeks payment per year of continuous service in a Queensland Local Government as well as a proportionate amount for an incomplete year of service. The Employee must receive as a minimum an amount equal to the Employee’s salary for four (4) weeks. 11.3 Eligible Employees are those for whom: (a) suitable alternative employment cannot be found; or (b) whose application for voluntary retrenchment under clause 10 of this Appendix has been accepted; and (c) who have at least one (1) year’s service. 11.4 In addition to the redundancy payment, an Employee who has completed one (1) year’s continuous service shall be entitled on termination to a long service leave payment in accordance with this Agreement at the ordinary rate of pay for each completed year of service, and a proportionate amount of an incomplete year of service, less any long service leave already taken. 11.5 Providing each case has the prior approval of the Employee’s supervisor, leave with pay shall be granted for the purpose of attending personal employment interviews. This subclause only applies to Employees whose positions have been declared redundant. 11.6 Each Employee whose position has been declared redundant shall be given a statement showing the calculation of an estimate of the redundancy payment at least 28 days before possible termination date. 11.7 Council shall meet financial planning costs of a one-off payment up to $500.00 for any Employee subject to retrenchment. A refund shall be given to the Employee upon presentation of the account or, with prior agreement, the account can be sent directly to Council for payment.

Redundancy/Retrenchment. 11.1 Upon a determination by Council that an Employee’s employees' position has become redundant redundant, and redeployment cannot be achieved, such Employee employee shall receive notice of involuntary retrenchment. Any employees whose positions are to be made redundant and their Unions shall receive a minimum of twenty-eight (28) calendar days formal notification of impending redundancy. The Council will invite applications from employees for voluntary retrenchment. Persons whose applications for voluntary retrenchment and are accepted by the Council shall be entitled to receive all eligible to apply for an Early Separation Incentive Payment in accordance with clause 10 redundancy benefits at the point of this Appendix. 11.2 termination. On termination, eligible Employees employees shall receive a an ex-gratia redundancy payment at a rate appropriate to the completed years of service. This redundancy payment is to consist of three (3) weeks payment per year of continuous service in a Queensland Local Government as well as a proportionate amount for an incomplete year of serviceservice to be capped at sixty (60) weeks for involuntary retrenchment and thirty-eight (38) weeks for voluntary retrenchment. The Employee employee must receive as a minimum an amount equal to the Employee’s employee's salary for four (4) weeks. 11.3 . Eligible Employees employees are those for whom: (a) suitable Suitable alternative employment cannot be found; or (b) whose Whose application for voluntary retrenchment under clause 10 of this Appendix has been accepted; and (c) who have at least one (1) year’s service. 11.4 In addition to the . Compensation by way of a redundancy payment, an Employee who has completed one (1) year’s continuous service shall be entitled on termination to benefit is compensation for loss of job security and it is not a long service leave payment in accordance with this Agreement at the ordinary rate of pay for each completed year of service, and a proportionate amount of an incomplete year of service, less any long service leave already taken. 11.5 resignation benefit. Providing each case has the prior approval of the Employee’s employee's supervisor, leave with pay without loss of pay, accruing at the rate of one (1) day per week, shall be granted for the purpose of attending personal employment interviews. This subclause only applies to Employees employees whose positions have been declared redundant. 11.6 . Each Employee employee whose position has been declared redundant shall will be given a statement showing the calculation of an estimate of the redundancy payment at least 28 twenty-eight (28) calendar days before possible termination date. 11.7 . Council shall will meet financial planning costs of a one-off payment up to $500.00 500 for any Employee employee subject to retrenchment. A refund shall be given to the Employee upon retrenchment on presentation of a satisfactory receipt or statutory declaration. An employee may seek approval from Council to terminate employment before the account orexpiration of the notice period without loss of entitlement, with prior agreement, the account can this approval will not be sent directly to Council for paymentunreasonably withheld.