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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Protection of employment

53: Redundancy payments not affected

You could also call this:

“You can still get redundancy pay even if you take parental leave”

This law says that if you are entitled to redundancy payments, you will still receive them even if you take parental leave. These payments might come from other laws, orders, or agreements with your employer. The Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act does not change or take away your right to receive redundancy payments.

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Part 6 Protection of employment

53Redundancy payments not affected

  1. Nothing in this Act shall affect any redundancy payment payable pursuant to the provisions of any Act or of any order or employment agreement.

Compare
  • 1980 No 162 s 31
Notes
  • Section 53: amended, on , by section 22 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).
  • Section 53: amended, on , by section 4 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 28).