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An employer wasn't obligated to provide a detailed employment contract for a "directly comparable" redeployment opportunity, the Fair Work Commission has found, in ruling it fulfilled its consultation requirements and the redundancy was genuine.

The customer service officer alleged that Westpac Banking Corporation had failed to provide sufficient information to enable her to properly consider its redeployment offer. She argued this meant her redundancy wasn't genuine, and she lodged an unfair dismissal claim.

The Commission heard the employer decided early last year to close its Bank of Melbourne Pakenham branch in August...