Qualifying for redundancy rights 





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 49);
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 an offer of suitable alternative employment by their employer (see page 409);




• unreasonably refuse suitable alternative employment (see page 410); or





• are dismissed for misconduct (section 140, ERA 96).