s.119

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Case law FWC Full Bench · 13 Jul

Sacked at a 9.34am meeting the same morning the boss decided: tile importer loses appeal against $31,652 payout to salesman of almost 15 years

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has confirmed that small businesses must comply in full with modern award consultation obligations before a dismissal can be a genuine redundancy, dismissing an appeal by nine-employee tile importer Orientile Pty Ltd.

[2026] FWCFB 162

Case law Fair Work Commission

Mining services contractor R2S refused cut to $188,357 in redundancy pay, with directors’ $4m guarantees weighed against it

Case law Fair Work Commission

genU worker who refused to move from Auburn to Fairfield loses 14 weeks’ redundancy pay

Latest in s.119

Educator who turned down a transfer over her puppy’s care loses redundancy pay as Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association wins variation

Case law Fair Work Commission · 26 Oct

Redundancy consultation by text message was enough, as power station technician’s claim fails after EDL contract ends

Case law Fair Work Commission · 21 Oct

Certis Security loses bid to cut redundancy pay to zero over a role adding up to four hours of daily travel

Case law Fair Work Commission · 16 Oct

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Case law Fair Work Commission · 15 Oct

Catering Industries must pay seven weeks’ redundancy after its aged care client offered the worker a job directly

Case law Fair Work Commission · 23 Sep

Creative Image Landscapes fails to cut two workers’ redundancy pay to nil over lower-paid new jobs

Case law Fair Work Commission · 16 Sep

Redundancy pay cut from 10 weeks to nil after worker refuses site move affecting one day a week

Case law Fair Work Commission · 5 Aug