Passing away whilst on redundancy notice.

[Buster73]

Would the redundancy pay be due to the estate of the person who passed away or would it not have to be paid at all ?

[ALawson]

What does the contract say?

[anonymous-user]

Basic redundancy pay is a statutory entitlement, not a contractual matter. Some contracts provide for additional pay.

Section 176(7) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides for a statutory redundancy payment to be claimed by the Personal Representative (Executor or Administrator) of a deceased employee, so, yes, the payment is due to the Estate. As for a contractual payment, that too would usually be a debt due to the Estate, absent express provision to the contrary.

[condor]

I'd have thought that the Company would have life insurance provision if the employee died in service...which is likely to be a lot more than the redundancy payment.

[pingu393]

What the contract / terms of service says, but I would guess...

If you are on notice, you are still an employee, so death-in-service terms would apply.

If you have completed notice, redundo would have been paid and you are of no concern to the company until pension time.

[Buster73]

Breadvan72 said:

Basic redundancy pay is a statutory entitlement, not a contractual matter. Some contracts provide for additional pay.

Section 176(7) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides for a statutory redundancy payment to be claimed by the Personal Representative (Executor or Administrator) of a deceased employee, so, yes, the payment is due to the Estate. As for a contractual payment, that too would usually be a debt due to the Estate, absent express provision to the contrary.

Cheers .