Hi,
I am being made genuinely redundant after 18 years of service with a State government agency. During this period I took two years of maternity leave (of which only 12 weeks was paid each year), I worked part-time for 2 years, and also had two years of leave without pay, but I was continuously employed for the whole 18 years.
The calculation of the tax-free part of the redundancy payout is based on 'complete' years of service. Is this the full 18 years or do I need to deduct the period of unpaid leave and also pro-rata the years when I was working part-time?
Any help on answering this would be most appreciated.