Most AWAs and EAs have redundancy provisions. If you are on a contract that does not have them you are not automatically entitled to redundancy payments. If you have been there less than a year you would probably not have redundancy entitlements either. Many high paying contracts have termination/separation provisions that give a payout to the party terminated.
If you have a contract that does not have these but have signed it I doubt you would be able to claim any under common law or legislation.
Most redundancy under awards give about four weeks per year after two years, gradually increasing to a max. of about 10 weeks per year for a long period of service. It varies considerably from award to award.
A redundancy agreement should be in your contract. Also there have been cases where even if no redundancy package is in agreements or contracts, if a company has a general policy on redundancy, then the courts will say that that is an implied term of the contract and employees should be paid out on that basis. A union usually is the best party to ensure your rights are looked after in these situations
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