Question: Is there difference between redundancy and termination?
Answer:Yes, there is a difference between redundancy and termination. A redundancy occurs when an employer does not require a particular job to be done by anyone, or when an employer becomes insolvent or bankrupt. This can happen when the business brings in new technology to replace certain employees, when the business relocates, or when the business restructures.
If an employee is asked to leave, but another person is hired to do the same job, it is a termination rather than a genuine redundancy. In such instances, if the employment was not terminated in accordance with procedural fairness, the employee can go to the Fair Work Commission to make an unfair dismissal claim.
