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Genuineness of redundancy hinges on employer's need for job, not duties
An employer's decision to create a new role to absorb an employee's duties didn't mean her redundancy wasn't genuine, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The company no longer required the employee's job to be done by anyone, Deputy President Alan Colman accepted, even though her work was still being performed.
The Ultraceuticals Pty Limited growth development manager had lodged an unfair dismissal claim, alleging her redundancy wasn't genuine because the work she performed was still required, and was being undertaken by another employee in a new role, for which she'd had no opportunity to apply...
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