Ramasamy v State of Queensland (Queensland Health)

Ramasamy v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) is a decision of the Industrial Relations Court of Queensland. The dispute involves Ms Ramasamy, who is seeking a full-time role that allows her to be at home in the evenings with her daughter. Although she understands that her permanent role does not provide this, she argues that if she is unable to accept full-time work when it is offered, she will be forced to resign from her permanent part-time position.

The court was required to decide whether the decision to deny Ms Ramasamy's secondment to a full-time role was lawful and whether the reasons provided for the decision were adequate. Ms Ramasamy argued that the decision did not adequately communicate the efforts made to find a replacement for her position. The court found that the decision adequately communicated that attempts were made to support her secondment and why these attempts were unsuccessful.

The court confirmed the decision to deny Ms Ramasamy's secondment and revoked the stay of the decision. The court found that the decision was lawful and that the reasons provided were adequate. The court also found that the decision did not require a description of every action that was undertaken by the employer to find a replacement for Ms Ramasamy's position. The court held that the decision adequately communicated that attempts were made and why these attempts were unsuccessful. The court held that the decision was not unlawful and that the reasons provided were adequate.