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Extra office day meant alternative role wasn't "acceptable"
A role with comparable characteristics was not an "acceptable" alternative for a retrenched employee, partly because it involved travelling to the office an extra day each week, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The role was also not acceptable due to its pay cut, according to Commissioner Benjamin Redford.
The Support People Pty Ltd had applied for an exemption under section 120 of the Fair Work Act to reduce the employee's redundancy pay from seven weeks to two, after her role became redundant through a company restructure in August this year.
The Commission heard the compliance and risk officer worked four days a week, commuting to the employer's Ballarat office once per week...
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