If you are leaving your employer due to redundancy, you have a great opportunity to make a fresh start.
Now could be the best time for you to think about a career change, become self-employed or consider retiring if you are close to retirement. But regardless of what your next steps might be, it’s important that you:
- understand the payments you may receive from your employer and what tax treatments applyconsider the financial issues likely to be relevant to your age and career goals, andspeak to a financial adviser to find out how you could manage your redundancy payments effectively.
- understand the payments you may receive from your employer and what tax treatments applyconsider the financial issues likely to be relevant to your age and career goals, andspeak to a financial adviser to find out how you could manage your redundancy payments effectively.
understand the payments you may receive from your employer and what tax treatments apply
- consider the financial issues likely to be relevant to your age and career goals, andspeak to a financial adviser to find out how you could manage your redundancy payments effectively.
consider the financial issues likely to be relevant to your age and career goals, and
- speak to a financial adviser to find out how you could manage your redundancy payments effectively.
speak to a financial adviser to find out how you could manage your redundancy payments effectively.
Note: The information in this article assumes you’re departing due to a genuine redundancy. This will generally be the case if you are under age 65, your employer has determined that your position no longer exists and you are not replaced by another employee.
Types of payments
Types of payments
The types of payments you may receive in the event of a genuine redundancy include:
- Agenuine redundancy payment, which is tax-free up to a limit based on your full years of service with your employer.AnEmployment Termination Payment(ETP), which is a lump sum payment you may receive when your employment arrangement has come to an end. Examples include genuine redundancy payments exceeding the tax-free limit, unused sick leave, unused rostered days off, payments in lieu of notice and golden handshakes (also known as ‘ex-gratia’ payments).Other paymentsyou receive from your employer including accrued annual leave, accrued long service leave and your final pay.
- Agenuine redundancy payment, which is tax-free up to a limit based on your full years of service with your employer.AnEmployment Termination Payment(ETP), which is a lump sum payment you may receive when your employment arrangement has come to an end. Examples include genuine redundancy payments exceeding the tax-free limit, unused sick leave, unused rostered days off, payments in lieu of notice and golden handshakes (also known as ‘ex-gratia’ payments).Other paymentsyou receive from your employer including accrued annual leave, accrued long service leave and your final pay.
Agenuine redundancy payment, which is tax-free up to a limit based on your full years of service with your employer.
genuine redundancy payment
- AnEmployment Termination Payment(ETP), which is a lump sum payment you may receive when your employment arrangement has come to an end. Examples include genuine redundancy payments exceeding the tax-free limit, unused sick leave, unused rostered days off, payments in lieu of notice and golden handshakes (also known as ‘ex-gratia’ payments).Other paymentsyou receive from your employer including accrued annual leave, accrued long service leave and your final pay.
AnEmployment Termination Payment(ETP), which is a lump sum payment you may receive when your employment arrangement has come to an end. Examples include genuine redundancy payments exceeding the tax-free limit, unused sick leave, unused rostered days off, payments in lieu of notice and golden handshakes (also known as ‘ex-gratia’ payments).
Employment Termination Payment
- Other paymentsyou receive from your employer including accrued annual leave, accrued long service leave and your final pay.
Other paymentsyou receive from your employer including accrued annual leave, accrued long service leave and your final pay.
Other payments
Each of these payments are paid as cash, less any applicable taxes. The table in the Appendix summarises the tax treatment of these payments in the 2018/19 financial year in the event of a genuine redundancy.
Financial issues to consider
Financial issues to consider
When you take a redundancy, you will need to decide what you are going to do with the payments you are eligible to receive. Other financial issues you may need to consider will depend on whether you intend to find a new job, or you plan to retire.
If youplan on finding a new job, some of the important questions you should address include:
plan on finding a new job
- How will you meet your living expenses until you find another job?Will you be eligible for the Newstart Allowance or other relevant social security benefit?Will you need to move your superannuation to another fund?Should you merge your superannuation into one account?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
- How will you meet your living expenses until you find another job?Will you be eligible for the Newstart Allowance or other relevant social security benefit?Will you need to move your superannuation to another fund?Should you merge your superannuation into one account?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
How will you meet your living expenses until you find another job?
- Will you be eligible for the Newstart Allowance or other relevant social security benefit?Will you need to move your superannuation to another fund?Should you merge your superannuation into one account?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
Will you be eligible for the Newstart Allowance or other relevant social security benefit?
- Will you need to move your superannuation to another fund?Should you merge your superannuation into one account?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
Will you need to move your superannuation to another fund?
- Should you merge your superannuation into one account?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
Should you merge your superannuation into one account?
- Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?
- Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
Will any insurance policies taken out on your life cease when you leave your employer?
- What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
What should you do with any leftover redundancy pay when you find another job?
Some key questions to consider if you’dlike to retire upon leaving your employerare:
like to retire upon leaving your employer
- Have you accumulated enough wealth within and outside superannuation to provide an income to meet your ongoing lifestyle needs?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will you be eligible for the Age Pension or other relevant social security benefit?Do you need to review your estate plans?Do you need to review your insurances?
- Have you accumulated enough wealth within and outside superannuation to provide an income to meet your ongoing lifestyle needs?Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will you be eligible for the Age Pension or other relevant social security benefit?Do you need to review your estate plans?Do you need to review your insurances?
Have you accumulated enough wealth within and outside superannuation to provide an income to meet your ongoing lifestyle needs?
- Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?Will you be eligible for the Age Pension or other relevant social security benefit?Do you need to review your estate plans?Do you need to review your insurances?
Should you use some of your superannuation to pay yourself a pension (To be able to access your superannuation to commence an income stream you must have reached your preservation age)?
- Will you be eligible for the Age Pension or other relevant social security benefit?Do you need to review your estate plans?Do you need to review your insurances?
Will you be eligible for the Age Pension or other relevant social security benefit?
- Do you need to review your estate plans?Do you need to review your insurances?
Do you need to review your estate plans?
- Do you need to review your insurances?
Do you need to review your insurances?
Value of advice
Value of advice
After reading this information, if you would like some assistance, we can help you:
- decide what to do with the payments you are eligible to receive from your employermake the most of your super to help you become financially secure in retirementensure you and your family are financially protected in the event of death or disability,by having appropriate insurance cover, anddetermine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
- decide what to do with the payments you are eligible to receive from your employermake the most of your super to help you become financially secure in retirementensure you and your family are financially protected in the event of death or disability,by having appropriate insurance cover, anddetermine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
decide what to do with the payments you are eligible to receive from your employer
- make the most of your super to help you become financially secure in retirementensure you and your family are financially protected in the event of death or disability,by having appropriate insurance cover, anddetermine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
make the most of your super to help you become financially secure in retirement
- ensure you and your family are financially protected in the event of death or disability,by having appropriate insurance cover, anddetermine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
ensure you and your family are financially protected in the event of death or disability,
- by having appropriate insurance cover, anddetermine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
by having appropriate insurance cover, and
- determine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
determine whether you are eligible for any Government income support payments.
A financial adviser can also assist you with a range of other needs which may include:
- setting personal and financial goalsimproving your cashflowgrowing your investmentsmanaging your debt, andconsidering your estate planning needs.
- setting personal and financial goalsimproving your cashflowgrowing your investmentsmanaging your debt, andconsidering your estate planning needs.
setting personal and financial goals
- improving your cashflowgrowing your investmentsmanaging your debt, andconsidering your estate planning needs.
improving your cashflow
- growing your investmentsmanaging your debt, andconsidering your estate planning needs.
growing your investments
- managing your debt, andconsidering your estate planning needs.
managing your debt, and
- considering your estate planning needs.
considering your estate planning needs.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this presentation is of a general nature only. It does not take your specific needs or circumstances into consideration. You should look at your own personal situation and requirements before making any financial decisions. Please seek personal financial advice prior to acting on this information.
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