Will everyone participating in a TNVR program automatically receive an additional payment?

No. The revised MPSS does not create an automatic entitlement to a Targeted Voluntary Employment Separation or an additional payment.

Existing MPSS requirements continue to apply, including the requirement that the employee's position must be abolished for a separation to proceed.

Where a Targeted Voluntary Employment Separation is approved, the revised MPSS provides for the Head of Agency to approve an additional payment, where applicable. The additional payment is calculated by reference to the difference between the calculated tax withheld for an ETP and a GRP and is intended to provide a comparable net financial outcome at the time of payment.

Each agency will determine whether to progress Targeted Voluntary Separations, taking into account its workforce requirements and the requirements of the MPSS framework.