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Telling a pregnant employee they "would have to call it quits" if she continued working in an unsafe manner did not amount to a dismissal by her employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.

While its communication with the employee could have been better, Deputy President Terri Butler accepted the employer had an "objective basis" for its safety concerns.

The Bottlebrush Motel employee had made a general protections claim, accusing the employer of dismissing her because of her pregnancy, but the employer objected on the basis she hadn't been sacked...