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Worker wasn't 'dismissed' after injury during trial shift
A worker who was denied employment after being injured during a trial shift can't proceed with a general protections dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The worker injured his finger and went home just two hours after starting a trial shift with bakery Brulee & Co.
He was "incensed" when the employer didn't offer him a further trial or employment, the Commission heard, and he filed a claim alleging he was dismissed because of the workplace injury.
The employer responded that there was no employment and no dismissal, and Deputy President Alan Colman agreed...
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