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Asking an employee to attend a disciplinary meeting and provide a medical certificate for his unauthorised absence wasn't "coercion", the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.

The Challenge Community Services disability support worker regularly worked 45 hours each fortnight, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, despite being on a 40-hour-per-fortnight contract.

In August last year, the employee noticed errors in his roster, which included not having any Sunday shifts, and asked the operations manager to correct them...