# The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020, Regulation 4: Restrictions on exit payments


For the purposes of regulation 3(b), the exit payments are to be treated as having been paid in the following sequence–
(a) where the relevant public exits do not occur on the same day, in chronological order;
(b) in any other case, in the following order–
(i) in descending order of salary;
(ii) where the salaries are equal, in the descending order of hours worked;
(iii) where the salaries and hours worked are equal, in descending order of the person’s length of the service in the employment or as holder of the office; or
(iv) where the salaries, hours worked and length of service in the employment or as holder of the office are equal, in the order determined by the relevant Minister.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780348210170/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-restriction-of-public-sector-exit-payments-regulations-2020/regulation-4
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