What is a genuine redundancy?

by JFM Team | Jun 9, 2020

External and internal factors can force a business to reconsider its allocation of its resources. Quite often an operational change in a business also correlates with the termination of a large number of employees, as certain positions are no longer required within...

FAQs: How Does Redundancy Pay Work?

by JFMLAW | Jun 3, 2019

Learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions that we receive about redundancy and redundancy pay. What is a genuine redundancy? A redundancy takes place where an employee’s role is eliminated. The key to a genuine redundancy is the disappearance of a job...

Banking Royal Commission Guide – Part 2: Entitlements For Bank Staff Made Redundant

by JFM Team | May 6, 2019

In the wake of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, a number of major banks are undertaking restructures. Westpac has published a plan to simplify its structure, shifting its BT Financial group into its...

Banking Royal Commission Guide – Part 1: Changes Due To Restructure

by JFMLAW | Apr 30, 2019

Understanding redundancy and changes to duties when undergoing a restructure In the wake of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, a number of major banks are undertaking restructures. Westpac has published...

Misleading and Deceptive Conduct in Negotiations

by JFM Team | May 10, 2016

In Rakic v Johns Lyng Insurance Building Solutions (Victoria) Pty Ltd (Trustee)[2016] FCA 430, Bromberg J found that an employer engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct during negotiations concerning an employment contract. The facts Ms Rakic was an experienced...