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Unfair Dismissal Claim After Sudden Firing
Employment Advisor (speaking English) and Client (speaking French) talk through “Unfair Dismissal Claim After Sudden Firing”. You interpret both ways — English into French, and French into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript
Thanks for coming in, Mathilde. Can you walk me through what happened at your job that led to this meeting today?
Ils m'ont licenciée vendredi dernier, après trois ans dans l'entreprise, sans aucun avertissement ni discussion préalable.
I'm sorry to hear that. Did your employer give you written notice, or any payment instead of notice before you left?
Ils m'ont remis une lettre de licenciement et une semaine de salaire, mais pas de préavis ni d'explication claire sur les raisons.
That's important to know. If you believe the dismissal was unfair, you can lodge a claim with the Fair Work Commission, but only within 21 days of your dismissal.
Vingt-et-un jours seulement? Est-ce que je suis éligible, même si j'étais employée à temps plein depuis longtemps?
Yes, full-time employees with over six months' continuous service are usually eligible, unless your employer qualifies as a small business with fewer than fifteen staff members.
Mon employeur a une grande boutique à Bendigo, avec environ vingt employés, donc ce n'est pas une petite entreprise, n'est-ce pas?
That's right — with twenty employees on staff, the standard unfair dismissal rules apply rather than the small business code, so you can proceed with your claim.
D'accord, merci. Quels documents dois-je rassembler pour appuyer ma demande auprès de la commission?
You'll need to bring your employment contract, recent payslips, the termination letter, and any written records of prior warnings or performance reviews.
Très bien, je vais tout rassembler cette semaine et déposer ma demande avant la fin du délai de vingt-et-un jours.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- Fair WorkOn garde le nom « Fair Work » tel quel, en précisant que c'est l'organisme du travail si le contexte l'exige.
- Fair Work CommissionDire « Fair Work Commission » tel quel, en gardant le nom propre anglais.
- Unfair dismissalDire « licenciement abusif » ou « licenciement injustifié », en précisant si besoin que la plainte se fait auprès de Fair Work.
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