Herefordshire, County of: what their redundancy policy pays
Sourced from Herefordshire, County of's own published policy, retrieved 2026-08-19.
Herefordshire, County of's own policy
Published as Pay Policy Statement 2023-2024, Appendix 1.
Herefordshire, County of's policy states: 1.5 x statutory calculation. This is calculated on an unspecified basis: the published document does not state whether it uses actual or capped weekly pay.
"The council's policy on termination of employment of employees prior to reaching normal retirement age is to base redundancy payments on the statutory calculation multiplied by 1.5. The council operates a mutual early resignation scheme (MERS) under which an individual employee... chooses to leave employment in return for a severance payment or, if in the Local Government Pension Scheme and aged over 55, a pension that is not actuarially reduced."
Like every local authority, Herefordshire, County of 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 2023-2024, Appendix 1, retrieved 2026-08-19.
A note on this figure: Statement does not explicitly say whether the 1.5x statutory calculation uses actual or capped weekly pay, so payBasis is marked unclear. Worcestershire County Council administers the LGPS on Herefordshire's behalf.
A note on these figures: the policy details below are published fromHerefordshire, County of'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.
Herefordshire, County of'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.
Herefordshire, County of's own policy adds: Mutual Early Resignation Scheme (MERS): employee agrees to leave in return for a severance payment or, if in LGPS and aged over 55, a pension that is not actuarially reduced. MERS is not a redundancy or voluntary redundancy. Pension enhancements otherwise follow a separate LGPS discretions policy.
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 Herefordshire, County of
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 Herefordshire, County of'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 Herefordshire, County of'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.