Retention periods. (1) If an excess employee has not accepted an offer of voluntary redundancy, the Secretary must not terminate their employment in accordance with section 29 of the PS Act without the employee’s consent until the following retention periods have elapsed: (a) for AGS employees – 6 weeks; and (b) for other employees: (i) if the employee has at least 20 years’ service or is aged 45 years or older – 13 months; (ii) for any other employee – 7 months. (2) However, the retention period applying under paragraph (1)(b) is reduced by an amount equivalent to an employee’s redundancy entitlement under the National Employment Standards calculated as at the end of the adjusted period. (3) The retention period starts on: (a) the day the employee is told in writing in accordance with the consultation process that the employee is excess; or (b) for an employee who expresses interest in voluntary redundancy under subclause 5.03 (4) the day the Secretary invites the employee to accept voluntary redundancy under clause 5.04.
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement
Retention periods. (1) If an excess employee has not accepted an offer of voluntary redundancy, the Secretary must not terminate their employment in accordance with section 29 of the PS Act without the employee’s consent until the following retention periods have elapsed:
(a) : for AGS employees – 6 weeks; and
(b) and for other employees:
(i) if the employee has at least 20 years’ service or is aged 45 years or older – 13 months;
(ii) for any other employee – 7 months.
(2) However, the retention period applying under paragraph (1)(b) is reduced by an amount equivalent to an employee’s redundancy entitlement under the National Employment Standards calculated as at the end of the adjusted period.
(3) The retention period starts on:
(a) the day the employee is told in writing in accordance with the consultation process that the employee is excess; or
(b) for an employee who expresses interest in voluntary redundancy under subclause 5.03
(4) the day the Secretary invites the employee to accept voluntary redundancy under clause 5.04.
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement
Retention periods. (1) If an excess employee has not accepted an offer of voluntary redundancy, the Secretary must not terminate their employment in accordance with section 29 of the PS Act without the employee’s consent until the following retention periods have elapsed:
(a) for AGS employees – 6 weeks; and
(b) for other employees:
(i) if the employee has at least 20 years’ service or is aged 45 years or older – 13 months;
(ii) for any other employee – 7 months.
(2) . However, the retention period applying under paragraph (1)(b) is reduced by an amount equivalent to an employee’s redundancy entitlement under the National Employment Standards NES calculated as at the end of the adjusted period.
(3) . The retention period starts on:
(a) the day the employee is told in writing in accordance with the consultation process that the employee is excess; or
(b) for an employee who expresses interest in voluntary redundancy under subclause 5.03
(4) the day the Secretary invites the employee to accept voluntary redundancy under clause 5.04.11.04
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement