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Industrial Relations Act 2016
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### sec.126 Entitlement to redundancy pay
The employee is entitled to be paid an amount ( redundancy pay ) equal to the total amount payable to the employee for the redundancy pay period worked out using the following table—
Employee’s years of continuous service with the employer
Redundancy pay period
at least 1 year but not more than 2 years
4 weeks
more than 2 years but not more than 3 years
6 weeks
more than 3 years but not more than 4 years
7 weeks
more than 4 years but not more than 5 years
8 weeks
more than 5 years but not more than 6 years
9 weeks
more than 6 years but not more than 7 years
10 weeks
more than 7 years but not more than 8 years
11 weeks
more than 8 years but not more than 9 years
12 weeks
more than 9 years but not more than 10 years
13 weeks
more than 10 years but not more than 11 years
14 weeks
more than 11 years but not more than 12 years
15 weeks
more than 12 years
16 weeks
The amount of the employee’s redundancy pay must be worked out on the basis of the employee’s weeks pay for the employee’s ordinary hours of work.
This section applies subject to section 127 .
(sec.126-ssec.1) The employee is entitled to be paid an amount ( redundancy pay ) equal to the total amount payable to the employee for the redundancy pay period worked out using the following table— Employee’s years of continuous service with the employer Redundancy pay period at least 1 year but not more than 2 years 4 weeks more than 2 years but not more than 3 years 6 weeks more than 3 years but not more than 4 years 7 weeks more than 4 years but not more than 5 years 8 weeks more than 5 years but not more than 6 years 9 weeks more than 6 years but not more than 7 years 10 weeks more than 7 years but not more than 8 years 11 weeks more than 8 years but not more than 9 years 12 weeks more than 9 years but not more than 10 years 13 weeks more than 10 years but not more than 11 years 14 weeks more than 11 years but not more than 12 years 15 weeks more than 12 years 16 weeks
(sec.126-ssec.2) The amount of the employee’s redundancy pay must be worked out on the basis of the employee’s weeks pay for the employee’s ordinary hours of work.
(sec.126-ssec.3) This section applies subject to section 127 .