WRC recommends renewed talks on worker’s voluntary severance process

A WRC adjudication officer recommended that a manufacturing company re-engage with a supervisor and his union representative about a voluntary severance process. The recommendation was dated 18 December 2023. The worker said discussions with a manager amounted to an agreed exit package. The company said the talks were informal and exploratory, with no authorised offer or agreement. The officer noted that voluntary severance requires agreement from both sides and that the employer could not be forced to provide a package.