TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – termination at initiative of employer – abandonment – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – applicant had previously been granted an extension of time in an earlier decision of the Commission [[2016] FWC 1482] – applicant alleged that he had been unfairly dismissed – applicant had developed a significant mental illness and had been absent from his workplace for some time – respondent submitted that applicant abandoned his employment as he was not contactable following the completion of his most recent medical certificate – Commission satisfied that the respondent had a valid reason for the applicant’s termination – when it made the decision to dismiss the applicant the respondent had had no contact with him for over two months – applicant not unfairly dismissed within the meaning of FW Act – application dismissed. Kiernan v OM Holdings Ltd t/a OM (Manganese) Ltd
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