Workplace hazing is no longer just 'part of the culture,' FWC signals
A senior Jetstar engineer left two apprentices stranded six metres in the air. The Fair Work Commission called it a valid reason for dismissal.
On 1 April 2026, Deputy President Clancy of the Fair Work Commission dismissed an unfair dismissal application brought by Jarrod Mcrae, an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with 23 years of industry experience who had been employed by Jetstar Airways Pty Limited for just over two years. Mcrae appeared at the hearing without legal representation, and was terminated on 29 July 2025 following a series of conduct allegations touching on psychosocial safety and generational workplace culture.
The incident at the centre of the case occurred in Hangar 141. Mcrae pressed the emergency stop button on an elevated work platform while two apprentices, Jackson Garrett and Neil Singh, were working approximately five to six metres above the ground. With the platform immobilised, the pair could not lower themselves. Garrett stated he called a colleague, Aiden Micallef, for assistance, though Micallef's evidence was that the call came from Singh rather than Garrett. The Commission noted the discrepancy but found it did not affect Garrett's overall credibility. Micallef was working on a separate platform in a different part of the hangar and could not immediately help. According to Garrett, a laughing Mcrae re-appeared at the base of the platform before walking away. After roughly 10...
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