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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.

Decision path

  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

Get the facts before choosing the document.

These are the strongest starting points for this topic. Use the official sources for the current rule, then scope legal work against your facts.

Redundancy pay and calculatorVoluntary vs forced redundancy

Primary sources

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

Legal work that may follow

Turn the decision into usable documents and advice.

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