Four hours a week was all his certificates allowed - and it proved decisive
An employee who refused to share further medical details lost his unfair dismissal case - and any shot at compensation.
In a decision handed down on July 10, 2026, the Fair Work Commission dismissed a claim brought by a hospital coordinator against Monash Health, one of Victoria's largest public health services. The reason was blunt: he couldn't perform his role, and he wouldn't give his employer the information it needed to work out whether that might change.
The worker joined in January 2025 as an International Medical Graduate (IMG) Affairs Coordinator - a full-time job coordinating registration and visa matters for overseas-trained doctors. Within weeks, managers flagged lateness, unexplained absences and unfinished work. He disclosed that he had ADHD, and the employer put a support plan in place with flexible start times, hybrid work and mentoring.
By mid-May 2025, he had stopped coming in and did not return. He raised a complaint accusing a colleague of "bullying" and alleging an uneven workload; the employer investigated and found the material did not support the bullying claim, and identified no workload imbalance. A later workers' compensation claim was rejected.
From July 2025, his medical certificates were consistent: two hours a day, two days a week, in a "non-stressful role." That is four hours a week - roughly 10% of a full-time load. The employer said the coordinator role, built on...
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