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An HR manager acted with "unnecessary haste" in sacking a worker who called his superior a "c-nt", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

During a double shift in July this year, the Client Care First disability support worker was informed at the last minute about a change in clients.

Shortly after, he contacted the on-call phone to request help to lift the client out of bed.

According to the employer's director, the employee questioned why he'd been moved to a different client and why he hadn't been contacted about it...