Crude joke no valid reason for dismissing ‘larrikin’ mine worker, FWC finds
BHP
2020-03-06 9:55 pm
| Sydney
The Fair Work Commission has found that BHP’s decision to fire a mine worker and self-professed ‘larrikin’ for a single crude joke was unjustified, but the employee’s attempts to throw other staff “under the bus” during an internal investigation were valid reasons for the dismissal.
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