\u201cManaging HR during a restructure or cost reduction exercise requires a structured, legally sound, and people\u2011centred approach,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way an organisation handles these moments has significant legal, financial, cultural, and reputational implications.\u201d<\/p>\n
He outlines three key pillars for HR to lead:<\/p>\n
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Legal compliance: Understand obligations under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and any applicable award or agreement, including redundancy pay, notice, leave liabilities, consultation requirements and any specific redundancy rules.<\/p>\n
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Clear, defensible process: Document the business rationale, consult genuinely with affected staff, consider redeployment options, and ensure entitlements are calculated and paid correctly.<\/p>\n
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Human impact: Communicate openly and respectfully, support affected employees, and maintain trust and morale among the remaining workforce.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis combination of legal understanding, structured process, and people\u2011centred communication is essential for a well\u2011managed restructure,\u201d Roebuck said.<\/p>\n
Same laws, different realities: how size and sector shape HR focus<\/p>\n
While large corporates are typically seen as the most exposed to HR risk, Roebuck cautions that smaller employers are operating under largely the same legislative burden.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Australia, for the most part smaller businesses face the same complex employment laws as large organisations, so compliance remains the core HR priority at every size,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cManaging HR during a restructure or cost reduction exercise requires a structured, legally sound, and people\u2011centred approach,\u201d he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,16518,44,239163,239164],"class_list":{"0":"post-467747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-australia","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-compliance","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-peninsula-group","13":"tag-stephen-roebuck"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}