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Failure to act on festive head-butt fatal to employer's defence

A Queensland crane logistics employer that failed to take disciplinary action against an employee who head-butted a workmate during a Christmas party has failed to successfully argue that it was justified in later dismissing him for allegedly assaulting another workmate.

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