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Redundancy and final pay
Worksheet under the Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Act and a letter asking for the breakdown
Employee: [YOUR NAME]
Employer: [EMPLOYER NAME]
Employed: [FIRST DAY] to [LAST DAY]
1. My numbers
What Value
Normal weekly wages (no overtime) J$ [AMOUNT]
Weeks of continuous employment [WEEKS]
Years that count (reg. 8(2)) [YEARS]
Notice paid in lieu? [YES / NO]
Vacation days owed [DAYS]
Unpaid wages and other pay owed J$ [AMOUNT]
2. The calculation
Step Amount
Redundancy payment: 2 weeks' pay × first 10 years + 3 weeks' pay × years after 10 (reg. 8) J$ [AMOUNT]
Pay in lieu of notice: [WEEKS] weeks × weekly wages (s. 3) J$ [AMOUNT]
Vacation leave owed: days × weekly wages ÷ working days J$ [AMOUNT]
Unpaid wages and other pay owed J$ [AMOUNT]
Total to ask for J$ [TOTAL]
What the Act and the 1974 Regulations say • s. 5(1): 104 weeks of continuous employment before the last day, and dismissal by reason of redundancy, give the right to a redundancy payment. • Reg. 8(1): 2 weeks' pay per year for up to 10 years; 3 weeks' pay for each year after the first 10. • Reg. 8(2): a part year of up to 13 weeks is ignored; 14–39 weeks counts as half a year; over 39 weeks as a full year. • Reg. 8(2)(c): a week's pay is the last normal week's wages or 1/13 of the last 13 weeks, whichever is greater. • s. 3(1): notice of 2 weeks (under 5 years), 4 (5–10), 6 (10–15), 8 (15–20), 12 weeks (20 years or more).
3. Letter asking for my redundancy breakdown
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[DATE]
The Human Resource Manager
[EMPLOYER NAME]
[EMPLOYER ADDRESS]
Re: Redundancy — breakdown of my redundancy payment and final pay
Dear Sir/Madam,
I refer to your letter of [DATE OF NOTICE] informing me that my position as [JOB TITLE] will end on [LAST DAY] by reason of redundancy because of [REASON]. I would be grateful for a written breakdown of my redundancy payment and final pay before that date.
Based on the Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Act, the 1974 Regulations and my records, I calculate the following:
redundancy payment under regulation 8 for [YEARS] years of employment — J$ [AMOUNT];
pay in lieu of notice under section 3 — [WEEKS] weeks, J$ [AMOUNT];
vacation leave owed — [DAYS] days, J$ [AMOUNT];
unpaid wages and other pay owed — J$ [AMOUNT].
Total: J$ [TOTAL], before any tax that may apply.
Please also confirm the weekly wages you have used, the date of payment, and that my NIS and NHT contributions are up to date. I would be glad to meet to go through the figures.
Please reply by [REPLY BY DATE]. Thank you for the years of work together.
Yours faithfully,
[YOUR NAME]
[PHONE]
If you cannot agree 1. Keep your contract, payslips for the last 13 weeks, leave record and this worksheet together. 2. Ask your union or delegate to help you check the figures. 3. You can ask the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for advice on redundancy payments.
A worksheet, not legal advice. Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Act and Regulations, 1974, from laws.moj.gov.jm, checked 21 October 2026.