Two recent decisions in Fair Work Australia shed light on the
court's approach to unfair dismissal cases.
In Ropafadzo Tokoda v Westpac Banking Corporation [2012] FWA
1262, FWA upheld Westpac's dismissal of a customer service
employee who produced a falsified medical certificate, suggesting
that banks are entitled to hold their employees to higher standards
of honesty and integrity.
In Frank Moretti v H J Heinz Company Australia Ltd [2012] FWA
1016, FWA ordered the reinstatement of a sales manager who was
dismissed for refusing to be performance managed because he feared
it was designed to prompt his exit from the company.
Ropafadzo Tokoda v Westpac
Ms Ropafadzo Tokoda (the applicant) was employed by Westpac
Banking Corporation (the respondent) from 2 August 2010 until 26
September 2011 and performed the duties of a customer service
officer at the bank's Woden branch.
