The Newcastle-based Church of Ubuntu sacked Lainie Chait when she got vaccinated against COVID, but the Fair Work Commission has ruled that her dismissal was 'inherently unreasonable'.
But with elderly parents living in a different state and travel restrictions in place, she decided it was the best course of action.
She said that at the time there had been "anti-vaccination mutterings" at the organisation, but no firm policy. Ms Chait says she only became aware of the organisation's policy via a Facebook audio message from church President Barry Flutter which was submitted to the commission. "I was so aligned with their message to the world, but their position just seems hypocritical' she said.Ms Chait's solicitor Mark Swivel said the lack of clarity from the organisation had been problematic from the outset."The employer had never made it clear that vaccination was an issue in terms of the policies of the organisation," he said.
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