Palmer v Inspire Support Services Tas Pty Ltd

The Facts An administration and rostering officer at a Tasmanian disability support provider emailed her employer proposing she stop working as a permanent employee and instead support some clients independently, while remaining open to casual shifts. The employer treated her emails as a resignation, cut her system access, removed her shifts and stopped communicating with her. The employer then failed to participate in the Commission proceedings at all, despite numerous attempts to make contact. The Decision The Commissioner found the…