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Subjecting an employee to a four-year disciplinary process, and expecting him to respond to allegations dating back to 2015, wasn't unfair or unreasonable, a commission has ruled.

The delay was "potentially prejudicial rather than prejudicial in itself", Queensland Industrial Relations Commissioner Minna Knight said.

In June 2020, the Queensland Ambulance Service senior operations supervisor was suspended on full pay pending an investigation into complaints about remarks he'd allegedly made to, and about, his colleagues.

By the time the investigation was complete, it had covered 26 allegations and 52 witnesses – including the employee, who was interviewed in March and June 2021. Its report and other materials totalled 1,980 pages...