s 126
In forceEntitlement to redundancy pay
Chapter 2Modern employment conditions
Part 3Queensland Employment Standards
Division 13Notice of termination and redundancy
Subdivision 2Redundancy pay
126 Entitlement to redundancy pay
(1)
The employee is entitled to be paid an amount (redundancy pay) equal to the total amount payable to the employee for the redundancy pay period worked out using the following table—
| Employee’s years of continuous service with the employer | Redundancy pay period |
| at least 1 year but not more than 2 years | 4 weeks |
| more than 2 years but not more than 3 years | 6 weeks |
| more than 3 years but not more than 4 years | 7 weeks |
| more than 4 years but not more than 5 years | 8 weeks |
| more than 5 years but not more than 6 years | 9 weeks |
| more than 6 years but not more than 7 years | 10 weeks |
| more than 7 years but not more than 8 years | 11 weeks |
| more than 8 years but not more than 9 years | 12 weeks |
| more than 9 years but not more than 10 years | 13 weeks |
| more than 10 years but not more than 11 years | 14 weeks |
| more than 11 years but not more than 12 years | 15 weeks |
| more than 12 years | 16 weeks |
(2)
The amount of the employee’s redundancy pay must be worked out on the basis of the employee’s weeks pay for the employee’s ordinary hours of work.
(3)
This section applies subject to section 127.
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