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Unfair Dismissals: Reasonable Redeployment Opportunities

When making an employee redundant, an employer must first follow a proper and fair procedure, including a reasonable assessment of redeployment opportunities available.

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Terminating an employee based on their inability to perform the inherent requirements of a job

This guide breaks down the essential principles to help you make sound decisions.

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Is The Proposed 10-Year Ban On NRL Players Involved In R360 An Enforceable Restraint Of Trade?

This article explores how the legal doctrine of restraint of trade may impact upon the validity of the NRL Ban.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

QCAT finds nurse guilty of professional misconduct after criminal convictions

This 2024 decision from the QCAT reminds health practitioners of the need to maintain standards of conduct even when outside of the workplace.

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Forced To Quit? The Hidden Cost Of Poor Investigations.

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Redundancy Case Update - What Employers Need To Know

Australia Employment

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McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Redundancy payments and early termination payments should not be included in PAWE

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Dismissed by ChatGPT: The decent thing to do?

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Cause And Consequence: Show Cause Letters In The Landscape Of The Workplace

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Redundancy Under Scrutiny: High Court Sets New Standards

Australia Employment

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MDC Legal

Uber Driver To Be Paid "Lost Pay" Following Unfair Deactivation

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Redundancy rules reconsidered: Landmark High Court ruling on redeployment

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

SafeWork NSW and the High Court are reshaping redundancy. Are you ready?

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McCabes

Employees over contractors: the redeployment preference?

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Essential ESG: Episode 25 – Operating Responsibly In Conflict-affected Areas: The Role Of Grievance Mechanisms

Australia Commercial

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

Not every professional error leads to liability

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Crime Rates in Sydney: Suburbs with the Highest and Lowest Rates

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Funds Update - 9 January 2026

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Law In Australia - An Overview

Australia remains to be a strong and stable environment in which to do business.

Australia Employment

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Lewis Silkin

High Court clarifies scope of genuine redundancy under the Fair Work Act

The decision provides important guidance on how employers must approach redundancy decisions.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Federal Court delivers historic $90 million fine to Qantas for 1,820 illegal dismissals

This case further emphasises how broadly adverse action and workplace rights can be defined under the FWA.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

High Court redundancy ruling allows FWC to question if all possible redeployment options have been considered

The decision in Helensburgh has a significant impact on what employers must now take into account when considering restructures and redundancies.

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

What International Employers Should Know About The High Court Of Australia's Decision On Searching For Redeployment Options In Redundancy

Australia Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Major rethinking on redundancy: High Court clarifies redeployment obligations for ‘genuine redundancy'

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Dismissal Decisions And Mental Health Issues – What Do You Need To Be Aware Of As An Employer?

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

High Court ruling reshapes redundancy considerations for employers

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Employee Awarded $305k In Record Sexual Harassment Payout

Australia Employment

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Swaab

High Court raises the bar on genuine redundancy: Implications of Helensburgh Coal v Bartley & Ors

Australia Employment

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Federal Court confirms reasonable notice term may be implied into employment contracts

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

FWC says fighting in the workplace can be justified

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

7 Common Questions About Workplace Relationships

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Can my employer dismiss me over a social media post?

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Federal Court confirms reasonable notice term may be implied into employment contracts

Courts may imply reasonable notice of termination if no written employment contract exists.

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

FWC says fighting in the workplace can be justified

There is no presumption that fighting in the workplace will automatically mean that a dismissal is fair.

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

7 Common Questions About Workplace Relationships

A legal expert answers common questions about managing relationships between employees.

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Swaab

Can my employer dismiss me over a social media post?

Most workplaces have Social Media policies, outlining expectations for online behaviour - both during and outside of work hours.

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Workplace relationships: The legal position (Coldplay concert edition)

Australia Employment

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Swaab

From final warning to Fair Work Commission – the risks of internal investigations for employee misconduct

Murphy v Xavier College Limited [2025] FWC 1284

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Is an employee's secret recording of a workplace conversation a valid reason for dismissal?

An employee's covert recording of a workplace conversation created a valid reason for dismissal.

Australia Employment

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Holman Webb Lawyers

Hiring and Firing Essentials for Healthcare Providers

Ensure your hiring and firing processes in healthcare comply with both regulatory standards and employment laws.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Adaptation is more than work history

Asessment of adaptation requires a consideration of the Claimant's deterioration or de-compensation in work.

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McCabes

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "How to navigate misconduct investigations involving mental health challenges".

Australia Employment

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Swaab

When workplace policies become enforceable legal obligations with significant risk: Lessons from the High Court's decision in Elisha v Vision Australia

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Termination of Employment – Getting It Right the First Time

Australia Employment

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Rostron Carlyle Rojas

A Shake-Up of an Old Rule: Damages for Psychiatric Injury for Terminating an Employee's Employment

Australia Employment

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MDC Legal

A new era – botched disciplinary and dismissal processes can give rise to psychological injury claims says the High Court of Australia

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Can I Dismiss Employees Whose Jobs Have Been Replaced by AI?

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Case summary: Warren Power v Lyndons Pty Ltd T/A Lyndons [2023] FWC 1060 (5 May 2023) – Unsuccessful unfair dismissal claim due to harassment

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

When is alternative employment suitable? Commission considers the scope of section 120

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Is it reasonable to redeploy employees to roles occupied by contractors?

Australia Employment

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Holman Webb Lawyers

What Employers need to know about Closing Loopholes – More changes to Australia's workplace laws (Part 1)

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Two birds, one RTO: Are return-to-office mandates ‘dismissals in disguise'?

Australia Employment

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Swaab

The importance of getting redundancies right

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Loopholes Laws Open For Business: Are You Ready For 26 August 2024?

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Australia Employment

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Vincent Young

Can employees be dismissed for their conduct outside of work hours?

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

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