RepsDirect No 581 - 30 October 2006

From

Head of Health, Kevin Coyne

General Secretary, Derek Simpson

New Redundancy Agreement

New Redundancy Agreement
A new section 16 on redundancy provisions for the AfC terms and conditions handbook was finalised with the NHS employers and unions on 27th October. The new redundancy arrangements have an implementation date of 1st October 2006. This new section 16 replaces the current section.

The following guidance is now available on NHS Employers website:

A briefing for employers outlining the key changes and what employers need to do
The revised section 16 of the Agenda for Change terms and conditions outlining the new arrangements in more detail
Broader guidance on handling retirement and redundancy

All the materials are available at http://www.nhsemployers.org/pay-conditions/pay-conditions-1451.cfm.

For any queries regarding the new arrangements or supporting guidance, please email retirementredundancyreview@nhsemployers.org .

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