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Newshound
06-02-2013, 10:53 AM
An interesting case was heard in the Federal Magistrates Court late in 2012 in which an employee of the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) claimed adverse action against him after he had been dismissed for participating in the TV "Beauty and the Geek" while on leave due to illness.

Although the employee had medical certificates saying he was unfit work work, the BOM effectively challenged this and said that if he was fit to appear in a TV show then he was fit for work.

The court disagreed and the BOM was found to have taken adverse action against the employee.

The most interesting aspect of the case was the court's consideration of the medical certificates and what they contained.

Read more here ... (http://www.kottgunn.com.au/updates/fit_work_revenge_geek%E2%80%A6)