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It was "extraordinarily insensitive" to tell an employee to be "inclusive of all opinions", including racist ones, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.

It was "extraordinarily insensitive" to tell an employee to be "inclusive of all opinions", including racist ones, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.

The employer's direction was made worse when it proceeded to dismiss the employee, based on misinformation and after mischaracterising his conduct, Commissioner Benjamin Redford said.

The events at the centre of the case began in October last year, when an early childhood teacher at The Grove Children's Centre had a verbal altercation with a colleague who had attended a 'March for Australia' protest held on 31 August...