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Employer that mistook conversation as resignation has to face unfair dismissal claim
Failing to confirm whether a distressed employee meant to quit during an emotional conversation resulted in his dismissal, despite his employer having no intention to let him go, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The prospect of confusion about what was being communicated during the discussion was real, Commissioner Sarah McKinnon found.
The employee had worked on and off as a farm hand for Grey Farming since 2011, until his employment ended in early February this year.
He claimed unfair dismissal, and the employer raised a jurisdictional objection...
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