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The Fair Work Commission has agreed to redact certain parts of a published decision, after an HR manager belatedly realised it would include "sensitive personal and medical information" she submitted as evidence.

"The limited suppression of material allows for a balance between privacy in relation to some sensitive information as was sought but still provides for public confidence in the resulting determination," Commissioner Paula Spencer said.

The former HR manager for disability services provider Hands On People had filed a general protections dismissal claim, but on 26 February Commissioner Spencer upheld the employer's jurisdictional objection, finding the employer hadn't forced her to resign, nor engaged in conduct that intended to end her employment. (HR Daily reported the ruling here.)

The decision was published on the Fair Work Commission's website that afternoon. Shortly afterwards, the HR manager applied for a suppression order...