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Cannabis use ruled sackable, despite pandemic stress
A worker sacked for smoking cannabis the night before his shift has lost his bid for an unfair dismissal remedy, with a commission rejecting his claim that the seriousness of his breach was mitigated by pandemic-induced stress and the fact he performed a clerical role.
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