[surely_you_jest]

WTH is "voluntary redundancy"?

In English English, a/k/a Brit-Speak, a redundancy in this context is a layoff. A voluntary redundancy, basically, is what we would call accepting a buy-out offer, typically some kind of early retirement package or a lump sum payoff based on the number of years of employment.

[Izzy Dunne]

OK, thanks for the translation.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

In English English, a/k/a Brit-Speak

Thanks you for making it clear that by Brit-Speak, you were referring to Britain and not Britany Spears, otherwise I'd have been looking for the "y'all" at the end of every sentence.