Pay Protection

Employees may be required to change position due to an organisational change.

Any employees who are financially affected by a required organisational change may be entitled to Pay Protection.

Depending on the effect of the change, there are two types of change which are outlined in the Pay Protection Policy and Pay Protection Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS).

Which type of protection information are you looking for?

Short Term Pay Protection

Short term pay protections are provided for employees that receive a change in working patterns due to operational requirements. If there is a drop in the regularly paid allowances, including unsocial hours, on-call or contracted overtime. Non-contracted overtime will not be included. It may also be given for employees that receive an enforced reduction of contracted hours.

More information about how the protection figures are calculated, and how long you can receive short term protection for can be found in the Pay Protection Policy and Pay Protection FAQs.

Long Term Pay Protection 

Long term pay protections are provided for employee that receive a change in their basic pay due to operational requirements.The employee salary will be protected against their basic salary plus any high cost area supplements.

More information about how the protection figures are calculated, and how long you can receive long term protection for can be found in the Pay Protection Policy and Pay Protection FAQs.