An employee's negligent failure to monitor project costs and alert management to budget overruns, while a breach of contract, does not justify summary dismissal where the negligence was not wilful, dishonest, or incompatible with the employment relationship, particularly where the employer itself permitted the employee to continue working for months after learning of the breach. Long service leave under the Long Service Leave Act 1992 (Vic) must be calculated on the employee's full base salary including salary sacrifice components, and any contractual provision to the contrary is void under s 79. A discretionary bonus payable by a parent company does not form part of damages for wrongful dismissal where the failure to pay was caused by the parent company's decision, not the wrongful dismissal itself.
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