§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those colleges which are full schools of the university of London and have declined to pay redundant employees statutory redundancy pay in 1992 and 1993; and what action he proposes to take against colleges which have refused to reimburse his Department.
§ Miss WiddecombeDisputes about entitlement to statutory redundancy payments are matters for the employer and employee(s) concerned, for determination by an industrial tribunal if necessary.
A statutory redundancy payment was made by the Department to a former employee of Goldsmiths' college in March 1993 following an award by an industrial tribunal. The provisions of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 enable the Department to seek recovery of the payment from the employer. The Department takes all reasonable steps to recover such debts.