The tech bloodbath continues as Xero cuts up to 800 jobs
Xero is the latest tech company to make major staff cuts, following Atlassian earlier this week, shedding roughly 15% of its workforce.
Mechanic’s redundancy pay cut after FWC rules redeployment opportunity with additional travel time was acceptable
Employers are obliged to try to find new opportunities for employees facing redundancy. But what qualifies as acceptable redeployment?
As JobKeeper eligibility gets stricter, a wave of redundancies is expected: Here’s how to get it right
A round of redundancies is a typical course of action for businesses looking to cut costs, but there are steps that need to be taken.
Founders, fear and hibernation: Seven reasons startups should not make employees redundant
There are numerous reasons why hibernation is a vastly superior crisis response compared to redundancies. Here are seven.
How to be legal, and ethical, when overseeing a redundancy
For the employer, whenever redundancy is considered, it pays to be very careful indeed about proper reason, good process and appropriate payment.
A case study in redistributing duties and making a role redundant
In a recent FWC case, a former technical service manager claimed he had been unfairly dismissed because his 'redundant' job was still required.
“Unsophisticated employer”: Fair Work rules Perth company unfairly dismissed worker it made ‘redundant’
The Fair Work Commission has been highly critical of the human resources practices of a Perth tradie directory, after it was found to have unfairly dismissed its account manager when it claimed it had to make her redundant because the business was struggling to "keep up with its creditors".
