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It was "extremely unfair" for an employer to rely on historical – and resolved – performance issues when dismissing an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him maximum compensation.

Deputy President Bryce Cross found the employer accepted complaints about the employee "without question", while disregarding his "cogent" responses.

In August 2020, the Australian Catholic University placed the campus pastoral associate on a performance improvement plan (PIP) over concerns about his lateness to work and inadequate, incomplete or delayed submission of tasks...