Bexley: what their redundancy policy pays
Sourced from Bexley's own published policy, retrieved 2026-08-19.
Bexley's own policy
Published as Financial Terms for Redundancy and Terminations on Grounds of Business Efficiency.
Bexley's policy states: statutory redundancy pay plus severance pay of one quarter of statutory redundancy pay (max 37.5 weeks total). This is calculated on your actual weekly pay, not the statutory weekly pay cap. The policy caps discretionary compensation at 37.5 weeks' pay.
"Severance pay is equal to one quarter of redundancy pay. For example, if statutory redundancy pay is 20 weeks pay, severance pay will be 5 weeks pay. This provides a maximum total redundancy and severance payment of 37.5 weeks' pay... The value of a weeks pay for Redundancy Pay and Severance Pay will be determined by the employees 'actual' weeks pay, rather than the statutory maximum."
Like every local authority, Bexley sets this policy under its own discretion (regulation 6 of the 2006 Regulations, below) and can amend it. Read the document itself rather than relying on this summary alone: Financial Terms for Redundancy and Terminations on Grounds of Business Efficiency, retrieved 2026-08-19.
A note on this figure: Policy implements the 2006 Discretionary Compensation Regulations. Statutory redundancy pay (max 30 weeks per statutory ready reckoner) plus discretionary severance pay of 25% of that figure, both calculated on actual (uncapped) weekly pay, giving a combined ceiling of 37.5 weeks. Document undated on its face.
A note on these figures: the policy details below are published fromBexley's own linked source document and are correct to our knowledge as at 2026-08-19. Treat them as indicative, read the source document for yourself, and check your own offer against it. Read how our figures are checked.
How this compares with the statutory minimum
Every employee with at least two years' service is entitled to statutory redundancy pay regardless of what their employer's own policy says. As at 6 April 2026, that is calculated using a week's pay capped at £751, up to a maximum of £22,530 for 20 years' service at age 41 or over.
Bexley's discretionary policy sits on top of that statutory floor, not instead of it: the statutory redundancy payment is calculated first, and the council's own enhancement (above) applies in addition, on the basis stated in its policy document.
LGPS and early pension access
Under regulation 30(7) of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, an LGPS member aged 55 or over who is dismissed for redundancy or business efficiency is entitled to immediate payment of their pension, rather than waiting until normal pension age. This is separate from, and on top of, any redundancy payment above.
Bexley's own policy adds: Severance payments only made to employees eligible for LGPS or Teachers' Pension Scheme membership; staffing budgets fund 50% of basic pension costs up to age 60 where an LGPS pension is also payable
Source: LGPS Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2356), regulation 30(7). Read the regulations. This does not compute a pension figure; it states the rule only, and does not replace advice from your pension fund.
Settlement agreements at Bexley
Where a council wants to agree enhanced terms, confirm the LGPS position, or resolve a related dispute alongside a redundancy, it is often documented in a settlement agreement rather than a plain redundancy letter. A settlement agreement is only legally binding once you have received advice on its terms from a relevant independent adviser such as a solicitor, and your employer is usually required to contribute to the cost of that advice.
Before you sign anything, work out what Bexley's own policy and the statutory minimum add up to on their own, so you can see what a settlement offer is actually adding.
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Get your redundancy offer reviewed
A relevant independent adviser, such as a solicitor, can check how Bexley's offer compares with your statutory entitlement and their own policy before you sign anything. Your employer is usually required to contribute to the cost.