HC Deb 26 March 1981 vol 1 c383W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will compare the redundancy pay available to (a) a steel worker, (b) a mine worker, (c) a docker, (d) an engineering worker and (e) a footwear worker, each after 25 years' service.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Payments under the statutory redundancy provisions of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 are based on the employee's age and earnings as well as length of service. Payments in excess of the statutory minimum depend on the arrangements concluded within the industry concerned, and will again involve a number of variable factors.