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The Fair Work Commission has used a "rarely exercised" power to revoke an unfair dismissal ruling it made in an employee's favour, after finding she misled both her employer and the tribunal.

"If a party undertakes to do something, the Commission is entitled to take the party at its word," said Deputy President Alan Colman.

The Glenpickle restaurant worker alleged she had been unfairly sacked in late 2024, while the employer's response to her application stated that her performance had been unsatisfactory, and it had given her warnings on multiple occasions between May and September 2024...