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It was open to conclude an employee lacked the necessary interpersonal skills for her role, but her employer has nonetheless failed to prove its dismissal decision wasn't prompted by her workplace complaints.

In November 2019, PVH Brands Australia sacked the commercial analyst, who was one month away from completing probation, based on her unsatisfactory performance.

The employee subsequently claimed adverse action, arguing she was really dismissed because she'd made workplace complaints about feedback she had received from her manager, and about the excessive hours she was allegedly working...