TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – genuine redundancy – ss.387, 394 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for unfair dismissal remedy – applicant covered by the Hyne Timber Tumbarumba Enterprise Agreement 2015 (Agreement) – jurisdictional objection raised on basis of genuine redundancy – Commission considered meaning of genuine redundancy – whether respondent complied with consultation obligations under the Agreement – meaning of major change – Commission satisfied respondent had obligation to consult under Agreement – held respondent did not comply with its consultation obligations – Commission satisfied redeployment would have been reasonable – dismissal not a case of genuine redundancy – Commission satisfied dismissal was harsh, unjust and unreasonable – held dismissal was unfair – remedy – reinstatement to applicant’s prior role inappropriate – parties directed to file additional material in relation to reappointment and compensation – order and directions issued. Cepile v Hyne Timber P/L
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