sec.18Consideration of employee’s competencies for another role

sec.18 Consideration of employee’s competencies for another role

Promptly after the redundancy notice is given, the company and each employee in the redundant role must together consider the employee’s competencies in the role to decide if— the employee can perform work in a vacant role; or the employee, with reasonable retraining, could perform work in another role. An employee is not entitled to benefits under this part if the employee— agrees to perform another role; or unreasonably refuses to agree to perform another role. Subsection (2) does not apply to an employee if within 3 months of performing the other role the employee or company finds the other role to be unsatisfactory for the employee’s competencies. (sec.18-ssec.1) Promptly after the redundancy notice is given, the company and each employee in the redundant role must together consider the employee’s competencies in the role to decide if— the employee can perform work in a vacant role; or the employee, with reasonable retraining, could perform work in another role. (sec.18-ssec.2) An employee is not entitled to benefits under this part if the employee— agrees to perform another role; or unreasonably refuses to agree to perform another role. (sec.18-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an employee if within 3 months of performing the other role the employee or company finds the other role to be unsatisfactory for the employee’s competencies.

• (a) the employee can perform work in a vacant role; or
• (b) the employee, with reasonable retraining, could perform work in another role.
• (a) agrees to perform another role; or
• (b) unreasonably refuses to agree to perform another role.