We're in Australia and I'm not exactly legally savvy but I've seen a lot of posts where laws were sourced in the comments so I figured I'd ask. My friend recently got a job as a cleaner with help from their NDIS worker and they're in trouble for taking too many bathroom breaks. They were heavily on their period and had to keep the dam from overflowing. When they asked if they were fired, all their boss said was “I'll call you tomorrow”.
They're freaking out and I'm thinking 'surely he can't fire them over this?' I really hope I'm right but is there anything they could do legally if they are fired? Even if they're not, what kind of professional jargon do you use when talking about a period? I've already suggested they ring their NDIS advocate first thing tomorrow to get advice from there but I want to know if there's anything else that they could do. They live in a not so great housing situation and really need the job to move out. They were a little unclear but they said they hadn't been paid nor rostered for the next week and called about it and then this happened.
Please use they/them for my friend and thank you for helping