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Employment, Termination and Redundancy

Connect contracts, awards, consultation, redeployment, notice and final pay so an employer’s process is defensible from start to finish.

At a glance

  1. 01

    Check coverage

    Identify the contract, award, agreement and National Employment Standards baseline.

  2. 02

    Run the process

    Document consultation, selection, redeployment and communications.

  3. 03

    Calculate final pay

    Separate notice, redundancy, leave and other entitlements.

Selected reading

Understand the issue before deciding what to do next

Start with these articles for the key rules, then check the official sources before you act.

Redundancy pay and calculatorVoluntary vs forced redundancy

Primary sources

Source links checked 20 July 2026. Confirm the current rule before acting.

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Put the right documents and advice behind your decision

This guide is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. The right path depends on the entity, documents and commercial facts.