This case involved a claim that the complainant was entitled to a redundancy lump sum payment from the respondent. The complainant claimed that she was made redundant when the respondent employer moved to offices located 10 kilometres from the original place of work. She claimed that the change of location made it impossible for her to fulfil her contract.

The respondent claimed that the complainant had been kept updated at all times as to the proposed location etc. and her role continued to exist with the same terms and conditions of employment. After the new office lease was signed the complainant sought redundancy. In response, the respondents offered to examine her hours of employment in order to accommodate her. The complainant refused to engage with any alternative arrangements and continued to insist her position had been made redundant by the relocation.

The court held that the respondent had made every effort to accommodate the complainant but she had chosen to leave her employment on her own accord. Therefore, the court found that no redundancy arose.

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