VOlUNTARY REDUNDANCY TIMESCALE EXTENDED

The Council have taken a decision to allow for the extension of the timescale for voluntary redundancy scheme approvals.

Voluntary redundancies may now be approved and signed off up to 30 April to take effect at an agreed date up to 31 October 2009.

An extension to the HR1 statutory notice 31 October 2009 has been requested to the Redundancy Payments Office. All other details on the HR1 remain the same.

The aim of the extension is to further mitigate compulsory redundancies.

BUYING BACK PENSION DURING STRIKE PERIOD
As the the pay dispute 2008 is now officially over , members who took industrial action should be aware that their ension contribution which was not paid for the strike days can be brought back and if they wish to should approach their employer to make these payments

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