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Redeployment and redundancy

This aims to answer any questions you may have about redundancy and redeployment.


Both our redundancy redeployment and protection of earnings policy and our tips on applying for jobs and interview preparation document are attached in our related documents section at the end of this page.

Redeployment

Redeployment support is available to employees who are placed at risk of redundancy

If you're an 'at risk ' employee, you're entitled to paid time off to attend interviews for both internal and external vacancies. This has to be agreed with your manager.

You can also claim any excess interview mileage or fares.

See our redeployment FAQs

A recording which summarises some of the redeployment provisions for those identified as at risk of redundancy that are listed on this page has been put together.

The recording highlights some key points on redeployment and is available on SharePoint.

Skills audit form

You should complete this form if you've been advised that you are at risk of redundancy. The form provides details about your job search criteria as well as information about the skills and qualifications you hold.

This data will be held centrally and may support us in identifying any suitable alternative employment, should opportunities arise.

Whilst it is the responsibility of the employee to actively seek redeployment, if we identify a role that has similar terms and hours, we reserve the right to offer this as suitable alternative employment.

Fill in your skills audit form

Job applications and interviews

There are a number of vacancies which can be found on our jobs' website.

We also have a document with tips on applying for a job and interview preparation attached to this page.

Register for our jobs and careers Browse our current vacancies

Excess travel

Payments for excess mileage and/or excess travel time may be available to employees who are redeployed into a new role.

See our travel policy

National Careers Service

The National Careers Service provides high quality, free and impartial careers advice, information and guidance.

Careers information and advice online

The National Careers Service website provides the tools to make decisions about your career at your own pace and in your own time. You can:

Personalised careers guidance, telephone and web chat support

If you want some extra support on your career journey, you can speak to an adviser telephone: 0800 100 900. Lines are open from 8am to 8pm on Monday to Friday, and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays and bank holidays. Or you can start a web chat. Trained careers advisers can help you to build your confidence to take the next steps on your career journey.

The careers advisers will provide you with careers information, advice and guidance that best reflects your needs and circumstances. This doesn't look the same for everyone but may include:

  • participation in webinars or group sessions
  • signposting towards specialist resources and support
  • individual guidance appointments, either online or at a local venue

Redundancy

We'll make every effort to assist employees who are confirmed as at risk of redundancy. All redundancy situations will be managed in accordance with our redundancy, redeployment, and protection of earnings policy.

See our redundancy FAQs

Calculating your redundancy payment

Our current policy for redundancy payments is applied for both voluntary and compulsory redundancies.

To be entitled to a redundancy payment, an employee must have a minimum of 2 years of continuous service.

Calculate your redundancy pay

Voluntary release schemes

These schemes may be made available to employees who are part of a change programme, where a reduction in roles is required.

See our voluntary release schemes

Pensions

The Derbyshire Pensions Fund websitehas lots of useful guidance, forms and information.

You can also ask a question about your pensiononline.

Register with 'My Pension Online' to:

  • access your pension details, including any death grant lump sum nominations you've made
  • update some of your personal information
  • access documents and correspondence, including your annual benefit statement when it's available
  • work out pension estimates
See our pensions FAQs

Employee Assistance Programme

As part of an ongoing commitment to employee wellbeing, we offer all employees free access to emotional and practical support through an employee assistance programme.

The employee assistance programme is a confidential employee benefit designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life, work life, health and general wellbeing.

Financial support

You may find the following financial support websites useful:

Websites to help find another job

The following websites can help you to find another job: