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Degenerative condition made inherent requirements sacking a "sad reality"

Reorganising a workplace so an employee could safely perform duties would have represented a "transformation of his substantive position", rather than a reasonable adjustment, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Evidence showed the employee's condition was "only going to worsen", and no reasonable adjustments could have been made to accommodate his incapacity, said Deputy President Richard Clancy...

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