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Dismissing an employee for her "deliberate defiance" of an acknowledged direction was unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, because she wasn't specifically warned her job was at risk if the behaviour continued.

The employer also unreasonably refused to allow a support person to assist discussions, and failed to give the employee an opportunity to respond to the dismissal reasons, Commissioner Sarah McKinnon said.

The food and beverage supervisor, employed by Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club Ltd, was "becoming increasingly frustrated with management" in the months leading up to her dismissal, Commissioner McKinnon heard...