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Two colleagues discussing redundancy documents in an office, representing redundancy pay and alternative employment considerations.

Can Redundancy Pay Be Reduced? What “Other Acceptable Employment” Really Means Under Section 120

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Most employers know that a genuine redundancy triggers redundancy pay. Far fewer know that the Fair Work Commission can reduce that payment — sometimes to nothing — where the employer has obtained other acceptable employment for the employee.  And far fewer still appreciate the sting in the test: whether the alternative employment is “acceptable” is judged objectively. It does

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Probation Done Properly: What Employer Obligations Under the Fair Work Act Really Mean

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Probation is not a legal safe zone. Ending employment during probation removes unfair dismissal exposure — but not a general protections claim, a discrimination complaint, or a breach of contract. Getting the fundamentals right keeps you out of trouble.  What’s the real issue?  Employers routinely confuse two very different things:  A contractual probation period — a creature of contract

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