**Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), ss 117 and 119**

**(a)** 4 weeks  
Under s 117(3) the scale is 1 week (<1 yr), 2 weeks (1–3 yrs), 3 weeks (3–5 yrs) or 4 weeks (>5 yrs). The employee has 6 years’ continuous service (>5 yrs) so the base period is 4 weeks. The employee is under 45 years of age, so the extra week in s 117(2) does not apply. The employer’s decision to pay out the notice period rather than require it to be worked does not change the length of the minimum notice period owed.

**(b)** 11 weeks of base pay  
Under s 119(2) the redundancy-pay scale is:  
- ≥1 <2 yrs: 4 weeks  
- ≥2 <3 yrs: 6 weeks  
- ≥3 <4 yrs: 7 weeks  
- ≥4 <5 yrs: 8 weeks  
- ≥5 <6 yrs: 10 weeks  
- ≥6 <7 yrs: 11 weeks  
- (higher bands continue to a 12-week cap at ≥10 yrs).  

Six years’ completed service falls in the “at least 6 but less than 7 years” band, which attracts 11 weeks. The employer is not a small business and the redundancy is genuine, so the NES redundancy entitlement applies in full.