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"Harsh" HR email after resignation wasn't a dismissal
An employee who resigned after her annual leave request was denied wasn't dismissed, nor did she act in the "heat of the moment", the Fair Work Commission has found.
The building manager's request for five weeks of leave was denied earlier this year, on the basis that other employees were taking leave at the same time.
Her employer, Connect Facilities Pty Ltd, asked her to consider alternative duties or shorten her leave request, but she refused, as she had already confirmed her travel arrangements...
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