Restructuring
Changes in the workplace can be driven by a number of factors some of which include responding to economic pressures, changes in the marketplace, a business decision to sell or contract out, or product and service changes.
Guidelines to help in managing this process are available in the Guide to Restructuring.
Redundancy
A redundancy happens when an employer ends an employee’s employment because:
- a position filled by an employee is no longer needed, or
- the employer has made a genuine decision for commercial reasons to discontinue employment.
An employer must have a genuine work-related reason for a redundancy. These include:
- cutting staff numbers to increase business efficiency
- restructuring business operations, including a change in the organisation’s roles or location
- closure of the business
- outsourcing, and
- sale of the employer’s business.
This section provides information for employers and for employees who are facing a redundancy situation, and information on the services and support available to them.
There is some additional advice for employers and employees in a restructuring situation. Special rules apply to employees doing catering, cleaning, caretaking, laundry and orderly work in a restructuring situation.
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This page was last updated on:
05-Jun-2009
and is current.
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