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To join Protect, your employer must pay severance and/or insurance contributions to us on your behalf, in accordance with a certified industrial agreement

Severance rates increase from 1 October 2011

Severance rates increase from 1 October 2011 - Protect: Severance and Income Protection benefits

Severance rates increase from 1 October 2011



The following severance rates will apply for employees covered by the ETU (Vic) Contracting Enterprise Agreement and the Rail Contracting Enterprise Agreement from 1 October 2011:

On-site rate increases by $5 to $85 per week
Off-site rate increases by $5 to $70 per week

Also, the on-site severance rate for employees covered by the old “VBIA” rates will increase in line with CPI from $66.40 to $68.79 from 1 October 2011.