Redundancy

Many workers these day may be offered or forced to accept Redundancy. Redundancy should only apply when employees are laid off on a permanent basis because their work is no longer required by the company due to economic, technological or other reasons dealing with a significant changes to the employers' current position.

The NSW Employment Protection Act 1982 and Employment Protection Regulation 1995 set out the minimum entitlements for severance pay in NSW, however most awards and agreements contain clauses with more generous payments.

Workers who are subject to the Federal Industrial Relations system are excluded from that Act, however their award or agreement may contain a Redundancy Clause spelling out their rights.

Redundancy is a complex and difficult process, if you have been offered a redundancy you should contact your Organiser or the Union Office immediatley.