Atlassian ordered to reinstate engineer sacked over Slack clash with leadership
5 hours ago
- #Workplace Conflict
- #Labour Law
- #Unfair Dismissal
- NLRB judge orders Atlassian to reinstate engineer Denise Unterwurzacher, fired in 2023 over confrontational Slack messages about co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.
- The judge ruled the termination violated US labour law, as the messages constituted 'protected concerted activity' related to workplace restructuring disputes.
- Atlassian argued the comments were personal attacks, but the judge noted the company failed to discipline others for similar remarks in the same chat.