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Summarily dismissing a worker for evading a drug test was warranted, despite his claims he had "defecated in his pants" and needed to rush home, according to the Fair Work Commission.

Scalzo Trading had issued the forklift operator a final warning when he returned a positive drug test in March this year, warning him that it would not tolerate any further breaches of its drug and alcohol policy.

However, when his supervisor asked him to undergo a further test in May, the employee allegedly said "I've got to go, I just shat myself"...