Redundancy Payments Act 1967

Payment of lump sum by employer.

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19.(1) Upon the dismissal by reason of redundancy of an employee who is entitled under this Part to redundancy payment, F48[or where by virtue of section 12 an employee becomes entitled to redundancy payment], his employer shall pay to him an amount which is referred to in this Act as the lump sum.

(2) Schedule 3 shall apply in relation to the lump sum.

(3) The Minister may by order amend Schedule 3.

Annotations

Amendments:

F48

Substituted (1.09.1971) by Redundancy Payments Act 1971 (20/1971), s. 19(1) and sch., S.I. No. 230 of 1971.

Editorial Notes:

E37

Exemption from income tax on lump sums paid under section excluded in certain circumstances (8.05.2007) by Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 (27/2007), s. 9(2), commenced on enactment.

E38

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.04.1974) by Redundancy Payments (Weekly Payments and Lump Sum) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 82 of 1974); revoked (6.04.1979) by Redundancy Payments Act 1979 (7/1979), s. 4(4)(a), S.I. No. 95 of 1979.