Harborough: what their redundancy policy pays

Harborough's own policy

Published as Pay Policy Statement.

Harborough's policy confirms it pays statutory redundancy pay only, with no locally discretionary enhancement on top.

"The Council has a single redundancy scheme which applies to all staff. Redundancy payments are based on age, length of continuous local government service and salary calculated on actual weekly pay... The Council does not provide any further payment to staff leaving the Council's employment other than in respect of accrued annual leave."

Like every local authority, Harborough 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: Pay Policy Statement, retrieved 2026-08-19.

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.

Harborough's published policy states that it pays the statutory calculation only, so on the wording above there is no additional discretionary payment on top of the statutory figures.

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.

Harborough's own policy adds: Staff aged over 55 who are made redundant receive an automatic payment of their pension, with an associated pension capital cost payable by the Council; pension discretions are set out in a separate Discretionary Pension Policy (September 2024)

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 Harborough

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 Harborough's own policy and the statutory minimum add up to on their own, so you can see what a settlement offer is actually adding.