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Earlier this month, in the case Mr Richard Johnson v PaperCut Software Pty Ltd, Johnson was terminated after he claimed that a return-to-office directive was a breach of his contract of employment. At his unfair dismissal hearing, he had his application tossed after the Fair Work Commission found that he failed to comply with a workplace directive to work in-office three days per week, which the commission ruled as "lawful and reasonable"
Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "PaperCut case puts hybrid-work policy back in the spotlight", published in HR Leader on 2 February 2026
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Email: mjb@swaab.com.au
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