A Fair Work Commission hearing in Melbourne, Australia has awarded an Australian man almost AUD$10,000 (US$6,900) after he was unfairly sacked from his family’s business—for being late for dinner at his parents’ house.
Pasquale Parente was an assistant manager at the family’s car repair business, Selective Smash Repairs in Brooklyn, a suburb of Melbourne. Parente gave evidence at the hearing that he had arrived late for dinner at his parent’s home. An argument ensued, and Parente was told to leave and never come back—to either his parent’s house or to his job at the family business. Parente took this to mean that he had been sacked without notice.
