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An HR general manager thought it would be "insulting" to offer a retrenched employee "lesser" roles due to his skills and experience, but failing to at least have this conversation made his dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.

The employee, a 68-year-old domestic purchasing officer, argued that rather than making his role genuinely redundant, SMYC Pty Ltd dismissed him because of his age and his request to work part-time to attend thrice-weekly dialysis appointments.

He claimed his dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable because the employer failed to comply with its consultation and redeployment obligations under the relevant modern award...