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A medically incapacitated employee's request to adjourn unfair dismissal proceedings has been rejected, with the Fair Work Commission finding any further delay would prejudice the employer and prevent a fair outcome.

Gadens Lawyers Brisbane sacked the employee in September 2018 for failing to attend independent medical examinations on five occasions over the previous three months, and she subsequently claimed unfair dismissal.

The Commission heard the employee had been absent from work for more than a year with health issues, and refused to attend an IME on the basis it wasn't a lawful and reasonable direction, and because her doctor could provide an independent report.

She also refused to give the employer permission to contact her medical team...