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Reinstatement for grieving worker seen at restaurant

The FWC has ordered Qube to reinstate a stevedore sacked after his manager spotted him out for dinner while on leave to grieve a relative's death, finding the worker reasonably concluded it would be unsafe to attend his shift.

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