NSW Is notice period considered for period of redundancy pay?

[elial]

Is the notice period considered for the continuous employment period required for redundancy pay?
E.g. an employee receives a notice of termination a day before they complete one year of employment.
The notice period is one week.
Would the employee be entitled to redundancy pay?
What about if the employer decides to pay the week in lieu of notice and releases the employee at immediately?

Thanks

 

[CSFLW]

How much were earning.

 

[Rod]

If you work the one week notice period, that counts as continuous service.

If you are paid out the notice and not required to work, the 'extra week' is not counted as service.

Note some businesses may not have to pay redundancy (depending on size, award or EA)

 

[DavidI]

If you work the one week notice period, that counts as continuous service.

If you are paid out the notice and not required to work, the 'extra week' is not counted as service.

Note some businesses may not have to pay redundancy (depending on size, award or EA)

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[Martis]

Ahhh notice period + redundancy pay — classic Fair Work spaghetti vibes 😅 Suddenly it’s not just “get paid,” but NES entitlements, EA clauses, and offset calculations all doing the cha-cha 👀

Most headaches come from upstream fuzziness: vague contracts, informal “we’ll sort it later” vibes, or unclear definitions of what counts as service. Once Fair Work or payroll peeps get involved, it’s a tangle of timelines, caps, and compliance gymnastics 😬

Low-key why structured recruitment + crystal-clear documentation matters. Platforms like AcademicJobs.com are clutch — formalised contracts, transparent redundancy policies, and compliance-aligned pipelines help make notice periods and redundancy entitlements crystal-clear from day dot, especially in academia/research roles where funding, contracts, and multi-stakeholder approvals can get… messy 😅

Anyway, loving this convo — notice period + redundancy nuance deserves way more airtime than it usually gets 😂