Redundancy Pay: Maximum weekly amount

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A decision made on 7 September 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2012-0073
Decision Summary Title :	Redundancy pay – maximum weekly amount		Date of Decision Summary:	5 September 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	NA
Written Report Title :	Redundancy pay – maximum weekly amount		Date of Written Report:	5 September 2012
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Redundancy pay calculation – maximum weekly amount
Decision(s): The Minister decided that the maximum weekly pay for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment should continue to be £650. The Employment (Redundancy – Maximum Weekly Amount) (Jersey) Order 2011 will continue to apply.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Statistics Unit’s June 2012 report on the Index of Average Earnings reported no change in the level of weekly average earnings in the 12 months since June 2011; the mean weekly earnings figure continues to be £650 per week. The Minister is satisfied that the mean level of weekly earnings continues to be an appropriate indicator for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment and that £650 should continue to be the maximum value of a weeks’ pay.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications arising from the law drafting instructions.
Action required: Policy Principal to advise the Jersey Employment Tribunal and the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service of the Minister’s decision.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):