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The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered an Australian company to pay a former employee more than $26,000 in compensation after the Commissioner found he was unfairly dismissed for working from home full-time.
Tomaso Moro, a sales rep who worked for e-commerce support firm Insider AU, brought the case to the FWC following the termination of his employment at the company last year.
Moro was dismissed by his regional director, Tunc Bolluk, for his supposed “lack of commitment” to Insider AU, on the grounds that he would work from home every day, even on Mondays and Wednesdays, which were mandatory in-office days for the company.
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