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An employer tried to accommodate a long-serving employee's health issues "as much as [it] could" before sacking her, but its process was deficient, the Fair Work Commission has found in awarding her compensation.

The employee had worked for Carpet Call for 33 years, performing a variety of roles until she was dismissed in December last year for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of her role.

In the six months prior, the employee experienced health issues rendering her unable to work; she provided seven medical certificates to cover her period of incapacity and exhausted her personal and long-service leave balances...