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An employee who breached an AVO by approaching his former partner at work has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission it was a "family matter" and that his dismissal was unfair.

Although the sacked employee was struggling with the emotional impact of their relationship breakdown, that was his burden to carry, and it didn't justify or excuse his behaviour, said Commissioner Ben Redford.

FedEx sacked the courier in February this year for breaching its code of conduct and workplace harassment and discrimination policy.

Specifically, it alleged he had engaged in unwelcome physical contact with another employee – also his estranged romantic partner – while they were both at work...