TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – misconduct – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – client in the aged care home fell and broke her hip whilst being walked to her bed – applicant dismissed for breaching the Registered Nurse professional conduct, breaching the Falls Management Process and breaching the Code of Conduct – failed to properly document the fall – tried to convince another staff member not to speak to Whiddon about the incident – Commission found that applicant was the most appropriate person to have documented it – applicant was afforded procedural fairness during the investigation process – Commission found that the dismissal was neither harsh, unjust nor unreasonable – application dismissed. Kaur v The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of New South Wales t/a The Whiddon Group

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