Common use of Voluntary Redundancy Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Redundancy. (1) If an employee: (a) is told under clause 5.03(6) that they are an excess employee; or (b) expresses interest in voluntary redundancy under subclause 5.03(4); the Secretary may invite the employee to accept voluntary redundancy. (2) The Secretary may invite an employee mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) to accept voluntary redundancy only if: (a) an otherwise excess employee is redeployed to perform duties that would otherwise have been performed by the employee mentioned in paragraph (1)(b); and (b) as a result, the employee mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) becomes an excess employee. (3) If the Secretary invites an employee to accept voluntary redundancy under subclause (1), the Secretary must: (a) allow the employee at least 1 month (the acceptance period) to accept the invitation; and (b) give notice of termination of employment in accordance with section 29 of the PS Act before the end of the acceptance period only if the employee agrees. (4) Within the acceptance period, the Secretary must tell the employee in writing about the following matters: (a) the amount of severance pay, pay in lieu of notice and paid up leave credits; (b) for CSS and PSS members, options open to the employee for superannuation; (c) taxation rules applying to payments to the employee; (d) the level of assistance up to a maximum of $750 for financial advice. (5) Only 1 invitation of voluntary redundancy is to be made to an employee. (6) If an employee declines an invitation of voluntary redundancy under paragraph (1)(a), or does not accept the invitation within 1 month, the Secretary must, as soon as possible and with the employee’s consent, refer the employee to career advisory services.

Voluntary Redundancy. (1) If an employee: (a) is told under clause 5.03(6subclause 11.04(6) that they are an excess employee; or (b) expresses interest in voluntary redundancy under subclause 5.03(411.04(4); the Secretary may invite the employee to accept voluntary redundancy. (2) . The Secretary may invite an employee mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) to accept voluntary redundancy only if: (a) an otherwise excess employee is redeployed to perform duties that would otherwise have been performed by the employee mentioned in paragraph (1)(b); and (b) as a result, the employee mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) becomes an excess employee. (3) . If the Secretary invites an employee to accept voluntary redundancy under subclause (1), the Secretary must: (a) allow the employee at least 1 month (the acceptance period) to accept the invitation; and (b) give notice of termination of employment in accordance with section 29 of the PS Act before the end of the acceptance period only if the employee agrees. (4) . Within the acceptance period, the Secretary must tell the employee in writing about the following matters: (a) the amount of severance pay, pay in lieu of notice and paid up leave credits; (b) for CSS and PSS members, options open to the employee for superannuation; (c) taxation rules applying to payments to the employee; (d) the level of assistance up to a maximum of $750 for financial advice. (5) . Only 1 invitation of voluntary redundancy is to be made to an employee. (6) . If an employee declines an invitation of voluntary redundancy under paragraph (1)(a), or does not accept the invitation within 1 month, the Secretary must, as soon as possible and with the employee’s consent, refer the employee to career advisory services.