August 27, 2025

Redundancy and Redeployment

Redundancy and Redeployment – A Recent High Court Decision

Redundancy and Redeployment – A Recent High Court Decision Employers have long been under an obligation to consider redeployment before making a role redundant. A redundancy won’t be genuine if the employer could have reasonably redeployed the employee within the business or an associated entity. The tricky question is when is redeployment “reasonable”? Last week, […]

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Qantas Fine

Qantas’ Record Fine for General Protections Breaches

Last week, Qantas was hit with the largest fine in Australian employment law history – a $90 million penalty – after unlawfully sacking 1,820 employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background In November 2020, Qantas announced it would outsource its ground handling operations at ten airports to third-party providers. The move resulted in 1,820 terminations. The

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