Tandridge: what their redundancy policy pays

Tandridge's own policy

Published as Pay Policy Statement 2026/2027.

Tandridge's policy states: 1.5 x statutory weeks (no cap on weekly pay) for non-LGPS-eligible staff; multiplier of 1, no cap, for staff eligible to draw LGPS pension and for all staff employed after 1 December 2022. This is calculated on your actual weekly pay, not the statutory weekly pay cap.

"The current level of enhanced redundancy pay for employees who are made redundant and are eligible to draw their LGPS pension, is calculated using the statutory system with a multiplier of 1 and no cap on weekly earnings. Redundant employees not eligible to draw their pension...will benefit from a multiplier of 1.5 and no cap on weekly pay. Staff employed after 1 December 2022 will receive a multiplier of 1 irrespective of whether they are able to access the LGPS pension."

Like every local authority, Tandridge 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 2026/2027, 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.

Tandridge'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.

Tandridge's own policy adds: Employees made redundant who are eligible to draw their LGPS pension receive enhanced redundancy pay calculated with a multiplier of 1 and no cap on weekly earnings

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 Tandridge

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