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‘No excuse’: Drunk worker fired for Qantas Lounge sex harassment

David Marin-Guzman
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A BHP fly-in fly-out worker who was sacked for rubbing her body up against a co-worker and holding another’s hand while she was drunk has had her claim for unfair dismissal rejected.

The Fair Work Commission rejected the production technician’s denials of having sexually harassed two male colleagues while flying to BHP’s Daunia coal mine in central Queensland, and found her intoxication “does not and cannot excuse” her behaviour.

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David Marin-Guzman writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.com

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