Redundancy: your rights: Suitable alternative employment.
It still amazes me what some employers put in their employment contracts. The saving grace is that you can not contract out of law or, in other words, a clause that goes against New Zealand employment law is not enforceable in an employment contract. If your contract does not cover redundancies, then you are not entitled to a redundancy payment.
Employment Law and Redundancy. This briefing covers the definition of redundancy, an employee’s rights in a redundancy situation, what constitutes a fair redundancy consultation, suitable alternative employment, collective consultations, redundancy pay, and unfair dismissals by reason of redundancy. The Employer’s Freedom to Change Their Business. Businesses have many reasons for changing.
GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION. This booklet has been prepared by the Employment and Equality Law Committee as a general reference guide for practitioners. It is a summary of relevant legislative provisions and practitioners should ensure that they are familiar with changes to legislation. Employment and Equality Law is the subject of frequent change, whether by legislation (domestic and.
In order to avoid paying a statutory redundancy payment any offer must be suitable, made before the notice period or employment ends, and involve starting employment in the new role within four weeks. From a wider unfair dismissal perspective, if alternative employment arises after the employee has been made redundant, and within the three-month time limit for the employee to bring a tribunal.
Under the Employment Rights Act 1996 “redundancy” occurs only in the following three circumstances: Business closure; Workplace closure; The needs of the business for employees to do work of a particular kind has ceased or diminished; Has a fair procedure been carried out? Even in genuine redundancy situations, the employer must carry out a fair procedure that should involve: Selecting a.
Employment Law Redundancy. Rarely does anyone like being made redundant from their job. In a way it feels like a soft version of 'getting the sack,' but redundancy isn't the same. However, it is a potentially valid reason for dismissal, and there can be certain benefits, such as redundancy pay, if employees have worked at the job long enough to qualify. The redundancy consultation process can.
Employment law is a broad area of the law. In general, this area governs the employer-employee relationship, but includes many subjects. This lesson will define and explain employment law.