APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT ON 20 JUNE 2017 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION 2018 WAIRC 00720 CITATION : CORAM : PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD S J CHAIRMAN MR N CINQUINA - BOARD MEMBER MS B CONWAY - BOARD MEMBER 29 2017, 1 HEARD : 2018, 20 2017, 26 2018 DELIVERED : 29 2018 FILE NO. : PSAB 11 OF 2017 BETWEEN : Appellant AND Respondent Catchwords : Industrial Law (WA) Appeal against decision of the – respondent to terminate employment Whether the – appellant committed a serious offence Consideration of – Whether appellant’s criminal conviction in this appeal – the respondent waived the misconduct by appellant’s continuing employment Whether the appellant was – afforded procedural fairness Whether dismissal was – proportionate in the circumstances Principles applied – – Appellant committed a serious offence Respondent – entitled to terminate Appeal appellant’s employment – dismissed.
APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT ON 20 JUNE 2017 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION CITATION : 2018 WAIRC 00720 CORAM : PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD S J CHAIRMAN MR N CINQUINA - BOARD MEMBER MS B CONWAY - BOARD MEMBER HEARD : 29 2017, 1 2018, 20 2017, 26 2018 DELIVERED : 29 2018 FILE NO. : PSAB 11 OF 2017 BETWEEN : Appellant AND Respondent Catchwords : Industrial Law (WA) – Appeal against decision of the respondent to terminate employment – Whether the appellant committed a serious offence – Consideration of appellant’s criminal conviction in this appeal – Whether the respondent waived the appellant’s misconduct by continuing employment – Whether the appellant was afforded procedural fairness – Whether dismissal was proportionate in the circumstances – Principles applied – Appellant committed a serious offence – Respondent entitled to terminate appellant’s employment – Appeal dismissed.
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