TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION ACT 1975 - SECT 16

TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION ACT 1975 - SECT 16

16—Retrenchment of officers

        (1)         Where the employing authority is satisfied that—

            (a)         the volume of work for officers in a section has diminished; and

            (b)         in consequence a reduction in the number of officers has become necessary in the interest of economy; and

            (c)         an officer should be retrenched for that purpose,

the employing authority may, by written determination, retrench that officer as from a date specified in the determination.

        (2)         An officer who is retrenched under the provisions of this section is entitled to receive—

            (a)         at least twelve weeks' notice in writing prior to the date of retrenchment; or

            (b)         where the notice is less than twelve weeks, a sum equal to his or her salary for the period by which the notice falls short of twelve weeks.

        (3)         If the Chief Executive Officer is not the employing authority, the employing authority must, in acting under this section, consult with the Chief Executive Officer.