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Public sector redundancy reforms will 'deter leaders from taking on challenging schools'

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Government plans to reform redundancy payments across the public sector will act as a deterrent to those thinking about taking on leadership positions in challenging schools, it has been warned.

Ministers believe that their proposed reforms, which will include a cap on redundancy payments, will produce £250 million a year in savings.

However, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) disagrees, warning that the reforms will lead to more tribunals and fewer people accepting voluntary redundancy.

A consultation over the plans closed in May and the government this week confirmed that despite a number of objections being raised among the responses it still intends to push ahead with the plans.

The plans include a maximum tariff for calculated exit payments of three weeks’ pay per year of service and a ceiling of 15 months on the maximum number of months’ salary that can be paid. There will also be a maximum salary on which an exit payment can be based – which is expected to be around £80,000.

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