i work for the NHS and have just had my MARS documents. It gives 1 months salary for every year worked, up to a maximum of 12 months salary mars = mutually agreed resignations scheme (vol redundancy under another name)
I took voluntary redundancy (they gave it a friendlier, nicer name - Early Severance!) from a government department in March.......The terms were one months salary for every year (and part year) service plus the same again for every year of service which was carried out over the age of 35
They changed those terms on April 1st (after thousands took the money and ran!), so I'm not sure what the new terms are