Another of the top 10 from Booth's 101 Rules for avoiding unfair dismissal is " Redundancy is not a panacea ".
This colourful story comes from a Qld discrimination case last month (Webb v Lightfoot) rather than unfair dismissal, but the principle is the same.
Lightfoot ran a scaffolding business which employed Webb. When Webb had a back injury (reading between the lines, it seems Lightfoot doubted this), claimed workers comp, and sought light duties, Lightfoot ignored him.
Webb persisted in seeking light duties. Lightfoot's reaction was: