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An employee doesn't have to correctly identify an employer to make a valid general protections claim against it, a Fair Work Commission full bench has affirmed.

There might otherwise be "practical difficulties" in resolving a dispute, the bench said, but it noted the Commission had "broad procedural powers" to overcome any issues that might arise.

The case involved a sales and marketing employee who lodged a general protections application, claiming she was unlawfully dismissed in February this year because of a physical or mental disability.

Her application named technology company Veritec as a respondent, as well as the executive general manager and senior people and culture manager of Veritec's parent company, Atturra Group...