Qualifying for redundancy rights
[ch 11: pages 403-404]To qualify for statutory redundancy pay and time off to look for work, you must be:
• an employee, which includes apprentices on an Apprenticeship Agreement (see page 393); and
• have two years’ continuous service by the dismissal date (see Chapter 10: Continuous service).
There is no minimum number of working hours. There is no cap on age.
Employees do not qualify for statutory redundancy pay if they:
• accept suitable alternative employment;
• unreasonably refuse suitable alternative employment; or
• are dismissed for misconduct (section 140, ERA 96).