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An employer didn't force an employee to resign when it ordered her to cease working from home due to safety concerns, according to the Fair Work Commission.

The assistant HR administrator for James Cook University lodged a general protections claim involving dismissal in June, arguing she had been coerced into resigning, but the employer objected on the basis she voluntarily quit.

Commissioner Chris Simpson heard the employee worked full time on the University's Townsville campus from when she joined in 2019 until COVID lockdowns, and in August 2020 the employer started returning workers under a hybrid approach...