Termination of employment – valid reason – summary dismissal – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – at first instance the Deputy President found that the employee breached the appellant’s safety policy and practices but determined that this was not a valid reason for the termination of his employment – Deputy President found there were lesser punishments open to the appellant which would have been appropriate – Full Bench found that in conflating the test for valid reason with issues of proportionality the Deputy President’s decision was affected by appealable error – it was arguable that in expressing his conclusion as to an alternative form of disciplinary action the Deputy President failed to apply the words of the statute – Full Bench considered that it was in the public interest to grant permission to appeal – permission to appeal granted – substantive appeal to be heard. Appeal by Parmalat Food Products P/L against decision of Lawrence DP of 27 August 2015 [[2015] FWC 5535] Re:Tran
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