Conditions of employment – redundancy – s.120 Fair Work Act 2009 – application to vary redundancy pay – applicant submitted redundancy payment should be reduced as offer of other acceptable employment made to respondent – respondent declined offer – respondent submitted offer could not be considered objectively as ‘acceptable employment’ [Vicstaff] – respondent contended increased distance, increased cost of petrol and significant variation to current employment unreasonable – Commission held location of alternative employment not unreasonably distant – work was of a like nature – differences in roles and inconvenience to respondent did not make alternative employment unacceptable [Datacom Systems] – variation in redundancy pay recognises difference in travel time, associated costs – applicant order to pay respondent 5 weeks redundancy pay less appropriate taxation within 14 days of decision. RSEA P/L v Tuba Ang
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