United FM Group Services Pty Limited trading as United KFPW v National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch [2006] NSWIRComm 391

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: United FM Group Services Pty Limited trading as United KFPW v National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch [2006] NSWIRComm 391

APPELLANT United FM Group Services Pty Limited PARTIES: RESPONDENT National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2795 of 2006

CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Boland J; Grayson DP

Appeal - Leave to appeal - Loss by employer of service contract - Redundancy - Employment of employees with incoming contractor - Application for exemption from award obligation to make severance payments - Award interpretation - Meaning of phrase "obtains acceptable alternative employment" - Purpose of redundancy pay - Discussion of obligations on outgoing employer in order to achieve exemption from award requirement to make severance payments

CATCHWORDS: Award interpretation - Appeal - Leave to appeal - Loss by employer of service contract - Redundancy - Employment of employees with incoming contractor - Application for exemption from award obligation to make severance payment - Meaning of phrase "obtains acceptable alternative employment" - Purpose of redundancy pay - Discussion of obligations on outgoing employer in order to achieve exemption from award requirement to make severance payments

Redundancy - Award interpretation - Appeal - Leave to appeal - Loss by employer of service contract - Employment of employees with incoming contractor - Application for exemption from award obligation to make severance payment - Meaning of phrase "obtains acceptable alternative employment" - Purpose of redundancy pay - Discussion of obligations on outgoing employer in order to achieve exemption from award requirement to make severance payments