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Union seeking to overturn "scab" ruling in High Court

The High Court might be required to adjudicate on whether employers can sack employees for breaching "good conduct" policies without falling foul of the Fair Work Act's adverse action provisions, after the CFMEU resolved to appeal an important full Federal Court judgment.

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