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It was reasonable to summarily dismiss an employee for biting, physical fighting and buttock slapping, with the Fair Work Commission finding his behaviour wasn't "horseplay or friendly banter".

Commissioner Pearl Lim found the Kingsway Bar and Bistro chef's inappropriate behaviour outweighed his "procedurally inadequate" dismissal.

She heard that during a particularly busy shift in July, the head chef told the employee to "shut up" and "stop arguing" when they disagreed about how to manage food service, then told him to "just cry outside"...