A former City of Rockingham (City) employee was
found to have been fairly dismissed from his employment as a senior
surveyor, after the Fair Work Commission (FWC)
found he had sent inappropriate emails and text messages to a
number of city employees.
Background
Mr Reguero-Puente commenced employment with the City on 5
February 1990. He was employed by the City in a variety of building
surveying roles in the Building Services Department
(BSD). After a period of time, he was promoted to
a senior surveying position and was considered to be a trusted and
experienced member of staff.
In September 2017, two City employees made complaints that Mr
Reguero-Puente had been sending them unwelcome and unsolicited
emails and text messages after hours and on weekends. Despite being
advised on 12 September 2017 that this conduct was inappropriate
and ordered to cease immediately, he continued to send
inappropriate text messages and emails to other staff, generally
much
