# Employment Rights Act 1996, Section 135: The right.


(1) An employer shall pay a redundancy payment to any employee of his if the employee—
(a) is dismissed by the employer by reason of redundancy, or
(b) is eligible for a redundancy payment by reason of being laid off or kept on short-time.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to the following provisions of this Part (including, in particular, sections 140 to 144, 149 to 152, 155 to 161 and 164).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/135 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-act-1996/section-135
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