QLD Unfair Dismissal from Bunnings - What to Do?

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[Moderator action - Post hidden following moderator receipt of correspondence between the parties involved in a Fair Work Commission (FWC) case. The correspondence supports a contention that the author of the post breached, among other things, their confidentiality obligations when posting to the forum.]
 
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Rod

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The 'accidental nonpayment' of a $2 snack is unlikely sufficient to justify a dismissal, even if in a Bunnings uniform.

The fridge incident is the one likely to justify dismissal. Deliberately taking goods belonging to another at work is a more serious offence and is theft. In the Fair Work Act theft in the course of employment is defined as serious misconduct and is sufficient to justify dismissal.

There are numerous cases of theft being successfully used to justify a dismissal.

If you have admitted to taking items from the fridge that are not yours, $700 settlement and a resignation letter might well be the best option. You certainly don't want police involved and a conviction for theft against your name.

If there is any doubt about whether you stole items from the fridge then you have a good chance at reinstatement.

Much here depends on detail that is not in your post.
 

Tim W

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My thoughts, since you ask, are that you need a psychiatric assessment
to provide a context for two counts of stealing.

As to the $700-odd, well, no matter sacked or resigned,
they have to pay you your entitlements anyway.

If you get re-instated, then you'll just be aggressively over-supervised,
you'll have a reputation as a thief, and sooner or later,
you'll be harassed and bullied out of the job anyway.

The main game is to be able to say that you resigned,
rather than got sacked.
Make your choices accordingly.
And see a doctor, before something worse happens.
 
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Donald Raheem

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The 'accidental nonpayment' of a $2 snack is unlikely sufficient to justify a dismissal, even if in a Bunnings uniform.

The fridge incident is the one likely to justify dismissal. Deliberately taking goods belonging to another at work is a more serious offence and is theft. In the Fair Work Act theft in the course of employment is defined as serious misconduct and is sufficient to justify dismissal.

There are numerous cases of theft being successfully used to justify a dismissal.

If you have admitted to taking items from the fridge that are not yours, $700 settlement and a resignation letter might well be the best option. You certainly don't want police involved and a conviction for theft against your name.

If there is any doubt about whether you stole items from the fridge then you have a good chance at reinstatement.

Much here depends on detail that is not in your post.

Can you please remove this because we cannot settle an agreement because of it?