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An employee held a "reasonable suspicion" that warranted blowing the whistle on her employer, but her disclosures weren't the reason she was dismissed, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.

Donvale Christian College sacked the support coordinator over ongoing performance concerns in June 2020, at the end of her probationary period. Specifically, it said she:

• had failed to prepare individual learning plans for students for five months and then when she eventually completed them, they were deficient;
• hadn't communicated clearly with other staff and had failed to foster key relationships with leaders; and
• hadn't sufficiently progressed in the role.

However the employee believed her dismissal occurred because she had made disclosures about issues regarding the employer's entitlement to funding...