Redundancy pay: maximum years of service counted

The maximum number of years of service that count towards a statutory redundancy payment.

20years

Corroborated Act of Parliament Great Britain in force since 1996-08-22

Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21

Scope: Caps reckonable years in the statutory redundancy calculation; earlier years disregarded. Interacts with the s.227 week's-pay cap.

Current sources

retrieved 2026-07-29

retrieved 2026-07-29

Value	From	To	Status	Sources
20	1996-08-22	—	Corroborated	Legislation: Employment Rights Act 1996 s.162(3) retrieved 2026-07-29 Official guidance: GOV.UK — Redundancy: your rights ('Length of service is capped at 20 years.') retrieved 2026-07-29

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Name in the API: Redundancy pay: cap on years of service
Record fields (source type · unit · jurisdiction · status): act·years·GB·corroborated
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Machine-readable record: /v1/figures/employment.redundancy.service_cap_years · current only: /v1/figures/employment.redundancy.service_cap_years/current

Compiler's notes

Consolidated from EPCA 1978; s.162(3) unchanged since ERA 1996 commencement (age-tapering subsections repealed 2006 separately).