Alder Hey Severance Pay

[JDOvengloves]

Does anyone here have details of the severance pay package offered to Alder Hey workers. I'm sure its much less this AfC redundancy and maybe even less than statutory redundancy.

I work in another Merseyside Hospital, and want to find out in case we're next!

[CheekyChops]

It can't be less than statutory redundancy.

[dothawkes31]

how many are being masde redundant?

[JDOvengloves]

ALDER Hey hospital chiefs are bracing themselves for years of financial cutbacks by trying to axe staff.

The children’s hospital is offering workers the option of leaving their jobs with a severance payment as a way to combat budget problems.

An undisclosed number of staff have already come forward for the “voluntary severance scheme”, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

She said the measure was introduced to avoid redundancies during the next three years.

But the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union has taken out a formal grievance with the hospital because it is concerned about the step.

The terms of the scheme were approved by the government treasury and it could be rolled out in other Merseyside hospitals.

The step confirmed health chiefs in the region are considering staff cuts, as well as efficiency measures, as a way to balance the books.

RCN steward Mike Travis said: “We have gone into dispute with the hospital over the severance scheme and are concerned about what it spells out for the future.

“People who come forward for it will get a lot less money than actually taking redundancy.

“We think it was brought in as an easier way to reduce staff numbers.”