Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (REDEPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 16

16 .         Voluntary severance initiated by registered employees

        (1)         A registered employee who wishes to receive an offer of voluntary severance may apply in writing to his or her employing authority for such an offer.

        (2)         An employing authority which has received an application made under subregulation (1) may, with the prior approval of the Minister, make an offer of voluntary severance to the applicant.

        (3)         The offer shall provide for — 

            (a)         the employee to accept the offer by resigning from his or her employment with effect on and from a specified day; and

            (b)         for the making of a severance payment under Part 5 to the offeree forthwith after the resignation takes effect.

        (4)         An acceptance of an offer is to be in writing signed by the employee.

        (5)         An employing authority which makes a severance payment to an applicant under this regulation shall give the Minister such information concerning the severance payment as the Minister requires.