Burden and Barnardos Australia [2003] NSWIRComm 454

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Burden and Barnardos Australia [2003] NSWIRComm 454 APPLICANT: PARTIES : Nadia Burden RESPONDENT: Barnardos Australia FILE NUMBER: 1064 of 2003 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - sales and marketing position for a major charity - reasons for redundancy - whether bona fide redundancy - financial results - whether applicant given reasonable notice - whether applicant consulted - whether alternative options considered - redundancy provisions under the Award - whether dismissal harsh, unreasonable or unjust - principles of unfair redundancy. CATCHWORDS : Held, unnecessary to decide whether dismissal bona fide redundancy - applicant given no notice of redundancy - no consultation - no alternatives considered or asked for - redundancy pay - dismissal unreasonable - reinstatement impractical - compensation to include superannuation component - orders made. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Colosimo and Banana Traders of Australia Pty Ltd t/as P W Chew & Co [2003] NSWIRComm 72 Huseyin Arslan and others and Berkeley Challenge (Commercial) Pty Limited and Others [2001] NSWIRComm 45 Kagan v Primus Telecommunications (Aust) Pty Ltd (No.2) [2000] NSWIRComm 185 Kenefick v Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 65 IR 366 Neal and Shaw McDonald Pty Ltd and another [2003] NSWIRComm 298 CASES CITED : Outboard World v Muir (1993) 51 IR 167 Re Application for Redundancy Awards (1994) 53 IR 419 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales and W D & H O Wills Holdings Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 98 Quality Bakers of Australia Ltd v Goulding and Another (1995) 60 IR 327