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Claim for Statutory Redundancy Pay
[YOUR FULL NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[EMAIL] · [PHONE]
National Insurance number: [NI NUMBER]
[EMPLOYER'S NAME]
For the attention of: [MANAGER / HR / PAYROLL CONTACT]
[EMPLOYER'S ADDRESS]
[DATE]
Sent by: [EMAIL TO … AND RECORDED DELIVERY, REFERENCE …]
Dear [NAME],
Claim for a statutory redundancy payment — sections 135 and 164, Employment Rights Act 1996
I was employed by you as [JOB TITLE] from [START DATE] until [LAST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT], employee number [NUMBER]. On [DATE OF NOTICE] you gave me notice that my employment would end by reason of redundancy.
I had [NUMBER] full years of continuous employment on my last day, which is more than the 2 years required by section 155. I was not offered suitable alternative work. [OR: I did not accept the role of (TITLE) because (REASON IT WAS NOT SUITABLE).]
By this letter I give you written notice of my claim for a statutory redundancy payment under section 164(1)(b). My calculation is below.
Calculation (section 162)
My average weekly pay over the 12 weeks before the day I got my notice was £[AMOUNT]. The week's pay used is £[AMOUNT, NOT MORE THAN £751 FOR REDUNDANCIES ON OR AFTER 6 APRIL 2026].
Full years of service (counted back from my last day) Age during those years Weeks per year Weeks
[NUMBER] 41 and over 1.5 [NUMBER]
[NUMBER] 22 to 40 1 [NUMBER]
[NUMBER] under 22 0.5 [NUMBER]
Total (no more than 20 years) [TOTAL WEEKS]
Statutory redundancy pay: [TOTAL WEEKS] × £[WEEK'S PAY] = £[TOTAL AMOUNT]
Please pay this amount into my account [SORT CODE AND ACCOUNT NUMBER, OR "THE ACCOUNT MY WAGES WERE PAID INTO"] by [DATE, FOR EXAMPLE 14 DAYS FROM THIS LETTER], and send me the written statement of how the payment was calculated required by section 165(1).
If you believe a different amount is due, please explain your figures in writing by the same date.
Yours sincerely,
____________________
[YOUR FULL NAME]
For me
[ ] Claim sent within 6 months of my last day — last day [DATE], 6 months ends [DATE]
[ ] Copy of the notice of redundancy and the last 12 weeks' payslips kept
[ ] Contract checked for enhanced redundancy pay above the statutory amount
[ ] If not paid: Acas early conciliation and the employment tribunal; if the business is insolvent: Redundancy Payments Service (case reference CN number)