Comment on Discussion Thread 🎲 Thursday 19 March 2026

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They can’t sack you for being unwell. But they don’t have to say their actual reason for termination, unfortunately.

  Talk to fairwork if you are let go and feel it’s retaliatory firing

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  are they allowed to sack you for being sick? You get sick leave, that’s the law.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    No. They can ask you to resign. But they can’t fire you for being sick. They also don’t have to put down “employee unwell” as the termination reason though.

    So fucky.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    They did when I got really sick. They didn’t say the reason but after my performance dipped and I told them of my health suddenly my contract wasn’t renewed.

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Also I have a feeling work is going to let me go because of this. Maybe I shouldn’t have told them the truth.

  if they do, they would be very very silly. It is cheaper to pay you wages than a fair work lawsuit.

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