Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022

Public bill · Government · Presented

People who were laid off during Covid-19 restrictions and later made redundant could get extra money so their redundancy payment is not reduced because of that lay-off period. The payment would cover the gap between what they actually receive and what they would have received if they had not been laid off, with applications normally made by the employer but able to be made by the employee if needed. It also gives officials power to ask for supporting documents and recover any overpayments.

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 to provide for payments to employees in respect of certain lay-off periods during the period beginning on 13 March 2020 and ending on 30 September 2021; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 11 September 2024