1.0TR - Legal Insight Australiahttps://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/legalJeremy Bradfieldhttps://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/legal/contributors/jeremybradfieldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vQuojy9zHZ"><a href="https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/legal/posts/summary-dismissal-when-is-it-justified">Summary Dismissal: When is it Justified?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/legal/posts/summary-dismissal-when-is-it-justified/embed#?secret=vQuojy9zHZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Summary Dismissal: When is it Justified?” — TR - Legal Insight Australia" data-secret="vQuojy9zHZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/legal/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/legal/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/06/summary-dismissal_image.jpg21211414Summary dismissal can have serious consequences for an employee’s personal circumstances and their reputation. Responding to an unfair dismissal application will invite particularly close scrutiny of your policies and procedures. Some recent decisions in the Fair Work Commission highlight the key issues you may face.