Redundancy

Guiding You Through Your Workplace Challenges

Employers

Prior to making an employee’s position redundant, businesses are required to have a business change justifying redundancy and are often obligated to properly consult with employees regarding this. They also must consider any available redeployment opportunities.

Contact our team for legal advice to ensure the correct redundancy procedure is applied and your interests as a business are protected.

Employees

It is important for an employee to seek legal advice to ensure the correct redundancy procedures are applied to their situation, and to maximize their benefits negotiated for any redeployment or exit package.

Contact our team for legal advice to ensure the correct redundancy procedure is applied and your interests as an employee are protected.

Employers: Have You Been Served With a Fair Work Claim?

If you answered yes to all the above, you may be able to rely on the redundancy as an objection to the claim. Contact our team to see where your business stands.

Employers: Considering Making a Position Redundant?

We can provide expert legal advice and ensure that your business:
Contains operational changes that make it reasonable to consider redundancy
Properly consults with the impacted employees about these changes and how it impacts their position
Considers any redeployment opportunities available for the impacted employees
Pays the correct redundancy entitlements to mitigate underpayments risk and claims
Still has its interests protected regarding any requests for minimized or waivered post-employment/non-compete restraints
You review any proposed deed of release to ensure it prevents any Fair Work claim being made against your business and protects your business interests generally
The redundancy is genuine

Employees: Still Employed And Facing Redundancy?

We can provide expert legal advice and ensure that:
There is a reasonable operational change within the business that makes it reasonable to consider redundancy
Your employer properly consults with you about these changes and how it impacts your position
Your employer considers redeployment opportunities for you
You are paid the correct redundancy entitlements
Negotiate minimized or waivered post-employment/non-compete restraints to transition into a new role sooner
You review any proposed deed of release to ensure it protects your future interests and are compensated appropiately for executing it
Your redundancy is genuine

Employees: Was Your Employment Terminated Due To Redundancy?

If you answered yes to any of these, you may be eligible to file an Unfair Dismissal or General Protections claim with the Fair Work Commission. Contact our team to see where you stand.