Public sector employers and eligible employees can mutually agree to a voluntary severance payment to support an employee's voluntary departure from work.
Legislation and policy framework
Show more- Public Sector Management (Redeployment and Redundancy) Regulations 2014 made under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 cover voluntary severance applications in the Western Australian public sector.
- Commissioner’s Instruction 12 - Redeployment and Redundancy supports this legislation and further explains the process for agencies.
- Redeployment and Redundancy - A Guide for Agencies and Redeployment and Redundancy - Case Management Guidelines provide assistance with the practical application of the framework.
Eligibility
Show moreAn offer of voluntary severance may be made to an employee:
- who has been deemed surplus to the requirements of their employer
- is unable to be transferred within their agency
- where there is a low likelihood of finding them employment elsewhere in the public sector
Offers should not be made to an employee who is part of an occupational group for which employment shortages or demands exist in the public sector.
Further Information
Show moreFor more information, see the sections on voluntary severance in the following resources:
