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An employer has failed to prove it dismissed a worker for misconduct and performance issues, and not because she'd requested unpaid domestic violence leave.

The senior pharmacy assistant worked at Priceline Sutherland from March last year until her dismissal in January.

In unfair dismissal proceedings, the Fair Work Commission heard that during that time, the employee and her nine-year-old son experienced domestic violence involving her ex-husband, including threats and physical, verbal, and emotional abuse...