A casual Woolworths employee who alleged unfair dismissal after a co-worker made a sexually suggestive comment about his appearance has had his claim dismissed. According to multiple outlets, the Fair Work Commission criticises the worker for bringing the matter to the commission despite the circumstances not meeting the threshold for an unfair dismissal. The worker said he was emotionally affected by being told to “cover his plumber’s crack.” The commission’s response, as reported, is that the worker was never actually dismissed from his job and that the application amounts to a speculative claim. The commission characterizes the matter as wasting its time, indicating there was no actionable dismissal event underpinning the unfair dismissal allegation. While the reports agree on the central facts—that the comment occurred, the worker felt hurt, and the claim was rejected—they differ only slightly in emphasis, such as how the commission frames the filing (e.g., speculative and time-wasting) versus the procedural basis for dismissal (lack of a dismissal). The case outcome is therefore the dismissal of the unfair dismissal application rather than a merits finding about misconduct by the co-worker.
Woolworths worker’s ‘plumber’s crack’ unfair dismissal claim dismissed by Fair Work Commission
A casual Woolworths employee who alleged unfair dismissal after a co-worker made a sexually suggestive comment about his appearance has had his claim dismissed. According to multiple outlets, the Fair...
- A casual Woolworths worker brought an unfair dismissal claim after being told to cover his “plumber’s crack.”
- The Fair Work Commission dismissed the claim.
- The commission says the worker was never dismissed from work.
- The commission describes the application as speculative and a waste of the commission’s time.
- Multiple outlets report the worker’s emotional impact from the comment was raised, but it did not change the dismissal outcome.
The Fair Work Commission said the man was never dismissed from work, and the case was purely a “speculative claim” that wasted their time.
3 months agoA casual worker who said his feelings were hurt by a co-worker was berated by the Fair Work Commission for wasting its time with his unfair dismissal claim.
3 months agoA casual worker who said his feelings were hurt by a co-worker was berated by the Fair Work Commission for wasting its time with his unfair dismissal claim.
3 months agoA casual worker who said his feelings were hurt by a co-worker was berated by the Fair Work Commission for wasting its time with his unfair dismissal claim.
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