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On 3 September 2020 just after 5pm, I had just finished work for the day when my manager informed me that the company was in the process of undertaking a restructure and that my role might be affected.

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... properly consulting and following lawful processes (including any restructure/redundancy process if relevant). Do not rely on vague "understandings": if the written agreement fixes hours, a claimed pre-contract ...

In Ceres New Zealand LLC v DJK,2 the employee was issued a dismissal letter for redundancy on 16 January 2019.

Further and crucially, a worker must be afforded an opportunity to comment on any redundancy proposal prior to a decision being finalised.

Practical takeaways Redundancy determinations usually turn on genuineness and consultation quality.

After that, They continue through a restructure proposal and decision by MPI, subsequent PSA legal action and a settlement agreement reached.