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After complaining about dangerous workplace behaviour, an employee resigned in the heat of the moment, according to the Fair Work Commission, and his employer should have waited to confirm his intentions rather than accept it.

"The resignation was tendered at a time when the [employee] was evidently riled by what he perceived to be egregious safety breaches," Deputy President Abbey Beaumont found.

The rigger, employed by Civmec Construction & Engineering at a Pilbara site, lodged a general protections claim involving dismissal after he ceased working in June 2024...