Massoud v SITEL Corporation Australia Pty. Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 218

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Massoud v SITEL Corporation Australia Pty. Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 218 PARTIES : Mary-Rose Massoud v SITEL Corporation Australia Pty. Limited FILE NUMBER: 2915 of 2000 CORAM: Grayson DP Termination of employment - serious and wilful misconduct - knowing invovlement in receipt of embezzled funds - ex post facto reasons - accessing and sending sexually explicit material - improper use of employer telecommunication system - knowledge of meaning and intent of respondent policy if not specific details - procedural fairness CATCHWORDS : Held, allegation of knowing invovlement in receipt of embezzled funds not proved to reasonable satisfaction of tribunal - ex post facto reasons for dismissal estabilshed to the required standard - dismissal not harsh, unreasonable or unjust - intervention not warranted - application dismissed. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping [1957] AR (NSW) 273 Bigg v NSW Police Service (1998) 80 IR 434 Barrett v Crown Street Women's Hospital [1947] AR (NSW) 565 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union v Gartrell White [No.3] (1990) 35 IR 70 Raap v Wauchope RSL Club Ltd (1995) 81 IR 116 Re Municipal Employees, Greater Newcastle (Wages Division) Award (Re Wallace) [1949] AR (NSW) 868 Homebush Abbatoir [1966] AR (NSW) 386 WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd v Jamieson [1957] AR (NSW) 547 North v Television Corporation Ltd [1976] 11 ALR 599 CASES CITED : Flynn v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1982) 3 IR 413 Williams v Printers Trade Services (1984) 7 IR 82 Wallace v Deering Auto Electrics (1985) 12 IR 34 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 454 Bringinshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, NSW Branch v Jewel Food Stores (1987) 22 IR 1 Coles Myer Ltd v Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association (NSW) (1989) 27 IR 299 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Lane v Arrowcrest Group t/as Roh Alloy Wheels (1990) 27 FCR 427 Bi-Lo Pty Ltd v Hooper (1992) 53 IR 224 M v M (1988) 63 ALJR 108 HEARING DATES: 04/18/2001; 04/19/2001; 04/20/2001; 06/05/2001; 06/06/2001; 06/26/2001; 08/21/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/21/2001