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Lower payouts for laid-off workers who refused alternative jobs
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Chantelle Cloete
Chantelle Cloete, Reporter

Two laid-off employees who failed to cooperate with their employer’s efforts to find them suitable alternative employment have had their redundancy entitlements reduced in a recent Fair Work Commission decision.

Branch Manager Jessica Downing and Finance Application Processor Christine Reynolds were made redundant when Paymay, a subsidiary of loan provider Moneyplus, closed its branch in Balcatta, Western Australia in February 2024.