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Boss asked for one extra office day. Worker went for full severance

David Marin-Guzman

An employer has been forced to pay a retrenched manager full severance entitlements after the workplace tribunal found that making her work in the office one extra day a week was an unacceptable redeployment option.

The Fair Work Commission blocked regional NDIS provider The Support People from reducing the redundancy pay it owed to its compliance officer after ruling work-from-home cuts and a pay reduction made its otherwise comparable job offer unsuitable.

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writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.com

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