Redundancy
What you're owed and what to do next, without the extra noise.
Is redundancy pay taxed?
Redundancy pay is partly tax-free, but only up to a limit, and only when the redundancy is genuine in the tax sense.
Severance pay explained
In Australia, severance pay usually means redundancy pay: the lump sum an employer pays when your job is made redundant.
Voluntary redundancy and whether to take it
When an employer calls for volunteers before cutting jobs, the decision lands with you: put your hand up and leave with a package, or stay and see what the business looks like afterwards.
What you're owed when you're made redundant
What a genuine redundancy payout should include, the Fair Work redundancy pay scale, the ATO tax-free amount for the 2026-27 financial year, and how a lump sum can affect when JobSeeker starts.
When a redundancy is not genuine
How to tell whether a redundancy is genuine, who can claim unfair dismissal, the 21-day deadline and where state and council workers apply.