Check a retrenchment process and package for an employee in South Africa: whether consultation was done properly, the statutory minimum severance, notice pay, leave pay and other amounts, how the package is taxed, what an offer of alternative work means, and the deadlines for a dispute. Use when asked I got a section 189 letter, is my retrenchment package fair, calculate my severance pay, what am I owed if I am retrenched, or should I sign this retrenchment agreement. Produces a process check, a package table with working, a tax note, questions for the consultation, points to negotiate and the referral deadline. Not legal advice.
“I received a section 189 notice. What should I ask in the consultation?”“Eight years of service, R32,000 a month. What is the minimum I should get?”“They offered me a lower-paid role. If I say no, do I lose severance?”“Check this retrenchment agreement before I sign.”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/za-retrenchment-package-check.html”
What to give it
▸The notice or invitation to consult — (the section 189 letter) and its date
▸Start date, current remuneration and how it is — structured
▸The offer — severance formula, notice, leave, bonus, benefits, any ex gratia amount
▸Whether alternative positions were offered
▸The selection criteria used
▸Employer size and number of people affected
▸Union or workplace forum involvement
▸Whether a settlement or waiver has been presented
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓Process is assessed before money
✓Severance shows completed years and weekly remuneration
✓Notice is checked against service length and the contract
✓The alternative-employment rule is explained where an offer exists
✓The tax note flags the directive and marks thresholds for verification
✓The settlement warning appears
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not treat a decision announced before consultation as normal.**
**Do not calculate severance on basic pay** if remuneration includes regular allowances.
**Do not advise refusing alternative work** without warning about severance.
**Do not quote the tax-free amount as certain.**
**Do not encourage signing under pressure the same day.**
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp