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September 4, 2020

REDUNDANCY: WHAT IS THE PROCESS AND WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?

By Miller Samuel Hill Brown

From 1st September 2020, the furlough scheme enters its final stages, with employers now having to pay 10% of the furloughed employee’s wages, as well as pension and employer’s national insurance contributions. This will increase to 20% from 1st October 2020 before the scheme ends at the end of October. Read more…

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April 7, 2019

Employer able to recover stolen funds from employee despite settlement agreement

By Hall & Wilcox

In a recent decision1, the Queensland Court of Appeal upheld a decision that a deed of release, drafted in general terms to release the employee from all claims arising from her employment, did not extend to conduct the employer was unaware of at the time of execution.

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Posted in Asia Pacific | Legal Updates
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August 7, 2018

Failure to consult about subjective selection makes redundancy unfair

By Hall & Wilcox

As most employers will be aware, an employee dismissed due to genuine redundancy cannot claim unfair dismissal.  Under section 389 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), in determining whether a dismissal is a genuine redundancy the Fair Work Commission (FWC) is only required to consider whether:

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Posted in Asia Pacific | Legal Updates
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February 12, 2016

Government Consults over Reforms to Public Sector Redundancy

By Miller Samuel Hill Brown of Miller Samuel

The UK Government has launched a consultation exercise over plans to modernise public sector redundancy rules.

The Government says that its proposals will reduce the cost of pay-outs and ensure greater consistency between workforces across the public sector.

Currently, redundancy payments vary across the public sector, even for people with similar levels of pay and length of service. The proposals in the consultation will put pay-out terms between different workforces on a more equal footing, ensuring a fairer deal for public sector workers.

Posted in Europe | Legal Updates
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May 15, 2013

Redundancy fears greater in public sector

By Miller Samuel Hill Brown

Over three quarters (76%) of private sector workers say that they are confident in their job security compared with under three quarters (73%) of those working in the public sector, according to the latest findings of Legal & General’s Job Security Index.

With job losses in the public sector expected to rise in the run up to the next general election, this finding is maybe not that surprising. However, the Job Security Index also shows that a higher number of public sector workers admit they are currently at risk of redundancy (6%) compared to only 4% of private sector workers. Almost a quarter (24%) of public sector workers are not currently actively trying to secure a pay rise or promotion in the next three months, compared to less than one in five (19%) of private sector workers.

Posted in Europe | Legal Updates
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