Can you retrench an employee who is on parental leave?
There is nothing unlawful about making the role of an employee on parental leave redundant, provided the fact the employee was on parental leave is not a reason for the decision.

There is nothing unlawful about making the role of an employee on parental leave redundant, provided the fact the employee was on parental leave is not a reason for the decision.
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