Worker said she wanted meeting to go ahead ‘so that they can sack me’
A casual community support worker who claimed she was dismissed when told no shifts were available has lost her unfair dismissal case after the Fair Work Commission found her employment never ended.
The worker had been employed since 2018 but worked her last shift in February 2024. She was subsequently unavailable for work due to car troubles, a tennis elbow injury until October 2024, and later because she filed a dispute claim with the commission.
In May 2025, when she inquired about returning to work, she told the HR manager she wanted a meeting to go ahead "so that they can sack me" and said "it would be fun at my age to get fired. I have never been fired before."
The commission found the employer never dismissed her but simply had no casual shifts available in her preferred area and times.
The worker was employed by the not-for-profit care organisation as a casual community support worker from 2018.
During the first five years, she worked regular hours, averaging 25 to 30 hours per week, servicing regular clients near her coastal New South Wales town.
The worker preferred to work locally and was not prepared to travel significant distances for short shifts, such as a 60-kilometer round trip for a 1.5-hour shift.
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