# The Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy) (Scotland) Regulations 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations allow a lump sum payment to be made to certain employees falling within the definition of eligible employees who cease to hold local government employment by reason of redundancy or in the interests of the efficiency of their employing authority.
Part II of the Regulations applies to employees who leave employment after these Regulations come into force. The maximum payment to such employees will be calculated on a sliding scale according to age and complete years of service subject to an overall limit equivalent to 66 weeks' remuneration.
Part III of the Regulations applies to employees who ceased employment on or after 1st April 1980 but before 28th December 1994. The maximum payment available for such employees is calculated by a fixed formula. Regulations 2, 5 and 6 are, by virtue of section 24(3)(c) of the Superannuation Act 1972, made to apply retrospectively from 1st April 1980.
The amount of any compensation payable under these Regulations is reduced by the aggregate of any redundancy payment under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44) and any compensation paid under Part II of the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/846).
Part IV of the Regulations deals with notification and payment of compensation. Part V of the Regulations contains provision amending the definition of the term “termination payment” in regulation 14 of the Local Government (Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Regulations 1979 (S.I. 1979/785) as amended to exclude from that definition payments made under these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3068/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-compensation-for-redundancy-scotland-regulations-1994/note
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