The redundancy payments continuity of employment in local. The green book is available in full, for local authorities and lga subscribers. And membership of a pension scheme is not an indicator of continuous service, which is what the op asked about do they have continuous service. Redundancy payments are based on continuous local government service including employment covered by the modification order. In any case where redundancy is threatened, specific advice and assistance is available and should be sought from your schoolcollege rep or divisionassociationbranch secretary. Under the employment rights act 1996 era, an employee can count service with an.
Employees who return to local government service following a break in service on maternity leave 6. If they are, they need to repay the relevant portion of their severance payment. Redundancy policies are a matter for individual councils having regard to the contracts of employment into which they have entered. The green book takes into account previous local government service for calculating these benefits. A guide to gender pay gap reporting and what it means for your school a dedicated team of specialists in hr.
F local government pension scheme 17 appendix 1 the local government officers political restrictions regulations 1990 18 appendix 2 redundancy payments continuity of employment in local government etc modification order 1999. In any case where redundancy is threatened, specific advice and assistance is available and should be sought from your schoolcollege rep. The council shall be known as the national joint council for local government services. The existing arrangement is that where an individual is transferred to an organisation that is not covered by the redundancy payments continuity of employment in local government modification order 1999, e. Under paragraph 14 of part 2 of the green book, continuous service with any. Employment in local government, the employment rights. The njc for local government services pay and conditions document the green book sets out some occupational entitlements or benefits where previous continuous local government service is taken into consideration. One complete weeks absence without payment of national insurance contributions constitutes a break in service. Where this has happened, school support staff will also be covered. Local authorities or academy trusts with their own support staff terms and conditions may well have a similar.
Area the sphere of operation shall be england, wales and northern ireland. Qualifying periods for redundancy is two years continuous service or more. Whilst green bookcompliant employers will use the local government pay. Model redundancy procedure for oxfordshire schools frank wise. Local government terms and conditions green book local. The njc for local government services pay and conditions. The redundancy payments continuity of employment in local government, etc. A guide to gender pay gap reporting and what it means for your school. With less money to do the same jobs and even in some instances cover off new areas of service delivery managing redundancy will sadly be. Individual staff in local authority and subscriber organisations will need to register with the website in order to gain access. When your employment transferred you will have taken your green book entitlements with you.
Return to local government service following redundancy joint. This guide is available free of charge from the national employment rights authority, obrien road, carlow, co. Services often referred to as the njc agreement or the green book. Matters of pay and grading are dealt with in guidance note g22. The green book is available to download in full for local authorities and employer link subscribers. If you have previous continuous service with an organisation covered by the redundancy payments local government modification order which covers local authorities and related bodies this will be included in calculating your entitlement to. The redundancy payments continuity of employment in. If you have to leave work due to illness you may be able to receive immediate payment of your benefits.
The clock starts from zero for any statutory entitlements or benefits. The proposal to limit taxpayerfunded, sixfigure payoffs in the public sector is a key part of the governments enterprise bill. Local authorities require that entitlements to annual leave, occupational sick pay, and occupational maternity pay are to be calculated taking. The njc for local government services has issued a circular dated 17 march on covid19. It happens when employers need to reduce their workforce. Under paragraph 14 of part 2 of the green book, continuous service with any body on the. Continuous service the basic rules south east employers. I am considering taking a voluntary redundancy from a nsw. You should turn to our information for local government workers. The nsw government has a policy called managing excess employees which provides that employees who accept a voluntary redundancy cannot be reengaged in any capacity by a nsw government agency within the period covered by their severance payment. It means that if they then go back into local government service, their previous service is used. The green book has some protection built in for women and men who have had a break in local government service to care for children or other dependents. A gmb survey found local government workers are significantly more likely to. Conditions of service support staff schools choice.
Home termination redundancy entitlements entitlements the national employment standards nes provide a statutory entitlement to redundancy pay for all fulltime and parttime employees employed by a company that is not a small business, including awardagreementfree employees. In addition, where a local authority employer has decided to apply the various. Recognising continuous service for employees transferring. Burgundy book, oxfordshire local agreement and or green book also. Support staff in schools employed under green book terms and conditions are entitled to receive normal pay when prevented from attending work because of contact with an infectious disease. Essentially, the primary significance of the order is in relation to redundancy. This absence does not count against sick pay entitlements. Area the sphere of operation shall be england and wales 3. Agreement on pay and conditions of service the green book incorporated in. The local government early termination of employment. Therefore, there is no effect for unfair dismissal rights, and. Local government the njc green book covers continuous service for the purposes of entitlements including redundancy, but does not cover the amount of redundancy pay. Pay policy statement 20182019 page 5 of 8 official 4. Coronavirus employment implications faqs local government.
Green book staff, including school support staff, with less than 5 years service receive 21 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and 2 extra statutory holiday days, to give a total of 31 days leave. Government regulation will terminate redundancy entitlements of public servants by anna patty and workplace editor updated june 23, 2016 5. How to make redundancies in local government tactfully. Collective redundancies and transfer of undertakings protection of. To ask the secretary of state for communities and local government, whether he plans to devolve administration of the local government redundancy modification order.
Coronavirus covid19 the implications for schools and. Local government continuous service moneysavingexpert forum. For green book staff, the provisions are broadly drafted and at section 10. It is not an automatic right for council employees and needs. If you school has become an academy, or has joined a multiacademy trust then the position will depend on your particular academy.
If an employee has at least two years of continuous employment at the relevant date, they will qualify for a redundancy payment. Scope the functions of the council shall relate to all employees of local authorities in england, wales and northern ireland and of other. After 5 years, they receive an additional 4 days annual leave taking the totals to 25 and 35. The document produced by the njc is known as the green book, and is. Continuous service guidance employees joining guildford borough council who are moving from, or have previously worked for, another local authority or other government body may be entitled to retain their previous service for the purpose of continuity of some contractual entitlements. Modification order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st september 1999. Known as the single status agreement, the green book covers the pay and conditions for 1. Appendix 1 explanation of modification order arrangements. That the council be recommended to approve the following recommendations outlined within the report. Continuous service continuous service is defined as working for any organisation covered by the local government redundancy payments. All employees can accrue both statutory and contractual entitlements based on their continuous service record no matter how many hours they are contracted. Scope the functions of the committee shall relate to all craft and associated. The green book provides that where a person it transferred out of local. Local government etc modification order 1999 applies.
Continuous service arrangement for employees transferring. Advice explaining the payments and entitlements you may receive if your post becomes redundant. The committee shall be known as the joint negotiating committee for local authority craft and associated employees. Guide to the redundancy payments scheme redundancy payments acts 1967 to 2007 issued may 2010 note. To qualify for ill health benefits you have to have met the 2 years vesting period in the scheme and your employer, based on an opinion from an independent occupational health physician appointed by them, must be satisfied that you will be permanently unable to do your. Capita, their continuous local government service is protected if it is a tupe transfer. The redundancy payments local government modification order 1983 rmo lists related employers which the council can recognise for continuous service. General advice for school workers north yorkshire local. The fire authoritys policy is to implement national agreements, amended as needed to meet local needs. Facing redundancy in local government many hard working local government employees in local government have already lost their jobs because of the coalition governments cuts to local authority funding. Most local government pension schemes are maintained by multiple authorities and are not owned by any authority. Local government early termination of employment regulations 2006 in particular those that relate to the discretions around early retirement and voluntary redundancy. Updates to the green book conditions of service document. The local government pension scheme lgps member site.
The secretary of state for the environment, transport and the regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 24 of the superannuation act 1972, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appeared to him to be concerned, the local authorities with whom consultation appeared to him to be desirable and. Most local authorities have incorporated the green book into the contracts of employment for relevant employees. What entitlements do continuous local government service affect. The national joint council for local government services green book. Individual staff in local authorities and subscriber organisations will need to register with the website in order to gain access. If you do not work in a local authority, or an organisation that takes out the lga workforce subscription you will need to take out the. For mainstream local government staff, continuous service within local government and with certain other prescribed associated bodies shall be taken into account in respect of redundancy payments. See redundancy payments modification order the green book provides for continuous service with two or more local authorities to count for the. Leave entitlements and arrangements 6 of 20 version. This agreement includes the full, current details of the national joint council njc for local government services. Joint negotiating committee for local authority craft.
This guidance sets out the main elements of the contractual rights and entitlements of support staff. An employee who is prevented from attending work because of contact with infectious disease shall be entitled to receive normal pay. The njc for local government services pay and conditions document the green book sets out some occupational entitlements or benefits where previous continuous local government service is. If youre being made redundant, you might be eligible for certain things, including. Book a school visit, classroom workshop or teachertraining session.
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