Public Service and Merit Protection Commission (Psmpc) Guidelines

5.Under the new PSMPC Guidelines for the Management of Excess Staff employers are required to consult Comcare before offering redundancy to current employees. A detailed Information Kit on redundancy issues will be provided to each State Office.  Complete copies of the PSMPC Guidelines will be included in this Kit.   Key extracts from the PSMPC Guidelines are reproduced at Attachment A .

6.Comcare Australia's role under the Guidelines is simply to advise employers of the issues involved, without making any recommendations as to whether or not the offer should be made.  This advisory role will generally be limited to advising the employer of possible implications for the cost of the workers' compensation claim should a redundancy offer be made and accepted.