Antoinette Lattouf was fired from a radio presenting role at the ABC, the Fair Work Commission has found.
In a 51-page decision released this morning, FWC deputy president Gerard Boyce found the fact that Lattouf was told a decision had been taken to take her off-air, as well as evidence given that she was advised to leave the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters as soon as possible, constituted termination of employment within the meaning of the Fair Work Act.
Boyce found that despite the ABC’s discussions around paying out the remainder of Lattouf’s casual contract, the fact she was taken off-air on the third day of a week-long contract, without any further work to complete, constituted a termination of the employment relationship.
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