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Redundancy and Redeployment

Redundancy and Redeployment – A Recent High Court Decision

Employment Law /

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

Employment Law /

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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Voluntary Redundancies

Voluntary Redundancies

Employment Law /

Businesses facing tough commercial decisions in the current climate might consider asking employees to volunteer for redundancies as one way to cut costs. Voluntary redundancies help avoid the challenges that often come with selecting positions to be made redundant, and can prevent forced and disputed terminations. However, it is important that employers do not commit

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