Queensland Uniting church minister opposed to same-sex marriage loses unfair dismissal claim
by Eden Gillespie from World news | The Guardian on (#6CY4W)
Fair Work Commission rules Hedley Wycliff Atunaisa Fihaki was not employed by the church but sacking would remain valid even if he had been
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A Uniting church minister who was sacked for public statements opposing the church's position on same-sex marriage has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
Hedley Wycliff Atunaisa Fihaki was inducted as a minister of the Mooloolaba Uniting church in 2013, but was dismissed after making anti-same-sex marriage statements in social and mainstream media between January 2019 and August 2021.
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