If you've lost your job and got a redundancy or termination payment, you may be able to get help.

Do you get payout if you are retrenched?

If you accept a retrenchment package, you will receive a termination payout and this will comprise a number of components which may include: pay in lieu. long service leave. annual leave.

What does work retrenched mean?

An employee is said to be retrenched when his or her job becomes redundant and the employer either cannot offer the employee an alternative position or,any alternative position offered by the employer cannot be accepted by the employee. ... That is, the job has become redundant, not the employee.