Recovery of public sector exit payments
This consultation seeks views on the government’s plans to legislate for the recovery of exit payments when high earners return to the same part of the public sector within twelve months of leaving.
Last month, the government announced that the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will include legislative provisions to ensure exit payments are recovered when high earners return to the same part of the public sector within twelve months of leaving.
This consultation outlines the government’s proposal to underpin exit payment recovery across the public sector. The government expects any changes brought about as part of this consultation to support existing or ongoing changes to exit payment arrangements to ensure they are fair and promote value for money more widely.
The government would like to gather views on its proposals and would particularly, but not exclusively, be interested in hearing from:
- bodies within the scope of this policy
- public sector employers and their representative bodies
- employees and their representative bodies
- members of the academic community with expertise in this area
- pay, pension, remuneration and HR professionals in both the private and public sectors
- anyone else who may be impacted by this consultation
Once the consultation closes on 17 September 2014 the government will consider all responses and publish a summary of responses. Based on the responses provided, the government will decide on how best to achieve its aims in relation to the proposals set out in this document.