In the absence of official guidance on appropriate timeframes for employees to consider redundancy and redeployment issues, an employment lawyer urges employers to prioritise good communication over a hasty process. » more »
Employers' obligations around redeployment remain one of the most misunderstood areas of restructures and redundancies, whether involving just one role or hundreds. In this webcast, an employment lawyer clarifies the 'genuine redundancy' exemption to unfair dismissal claims, role characteristics that make redeployment reasonable or otherwise, and more. » more »
Making an HR coordinator's role redundant just days after she started working in it did not amount to unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
An employer that failed to comply with its consultation obligations when making an employee's role redundant didn't unfairly dismiss him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
An employer has been ordered to pay more than $15k to a manager whose redundancy was found to be an unfair dismissal because it failed to consider redeploying her. » more »
Employers' obligations around redeployment remain one of the most misunderstood areas of restructures, whether involving just one role or hundreds. In a webinar on 10 May, an employment lawyer will clarify the 'genuine redundancy' exemption to unfair dismissal claims, with a focus on redeployment. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access or register as a casual attendee. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has admonished an employer for the "astonishingly fast" and "grossly deficient" steps it took in making 12 roles redundant. » more »
An employer that was justified in making a pregnant employee's role redundant, but failed to consult her about redeployment, has been ordered to compensate her for unfair dismissal. » more »
A COO has won maximum compensation for unfair dismissal after a commission found her new CEO acted harshly "from his second day" and made her role redundant within three weeks of his appointment. » more »
Any outsourcing or offshoring decision should trigger employers to consult with their workforce, regardless of whether redundancies will occur, according to a lawyer. » more »
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