Human Resources Administrator Claims Wrongful Dismissal: FWC

Background of the case

The Human Resources Administrator started her role in June 2023 at a family-owned agricultural business. Her core duties included managing recruitment processes, coordinating new hires and maintaining the organization’s HR information system. She worked as part of a five-member HR team.

A key part of her role involved using a software system called Dynamics to track recruitment activities. She had to create new recruitment projects for the vacancies, upload applications from SEEK.com and keep detailed records of the recruitment process.

The interim human resources manager, who served in the same role before the worker was appointed, said he first noticed problems in January 2024 when required information was not entered into Dynamics.

Performance issues and management response

Concerns about missing data and incomplete records led to several emails from management. On February 15, 2024, the then HR manager wrote to the worker:

“We have noticed that crucial data is missing from the Dynamics database… This information is critical to our audit preparation and any further delay is unacceptable.”