Riddian is the Head of the Drama Department at Stoneybridge Academy, an independent school for 5-10 year olds in Perth.Stoneybridge is a small school with 100 students and has 10 teachers and 10 assistant teachers.Riddian supervises 3 teachers and 3 assistant teachers.He also teaches musical theatre to Stoneybridge's senior students.

Stoneybridge wants to expand.The school's board is interviewing for more staff with a plan to double the student intake in 2013.As part of the expansion Stoneybridge is restructuring departments.Riddian and his colleagues who are also heads of the different departments at the school have been asked to take on new roles starting immediately.The new role is titled Senior Department Administrator.He has been told the Head of Department roles will no longer exist.

As a Senior Department Administrator Riddian will be expected to teach more classes and will no longer have supervising responsibility.He will also need to take on more administrative tasks.His pay will not change.Riddian and his colleagues feel as though the new role is not as high ranking as the previous heads of department positions.

Riddian refuses to take on the new position and the board terminates his employment with some notice.He lodges a claim for dismissal with the relevant government body.

1. Advise the board in relation to whether a particular amount of notice is required to be given to Riddian and the other heads of the departments, given the nature of change to their positions. (15 marks)

1. Advise the board in relation to the likely success of Riddian's dismissal claim. (10 marks)

This question is worth 25 marks