BP worker fired over Downfall video appeals, saying Fair Work did not understand meme

The sacked oil refinery worker’s lawyers claim the ruling upholding his dismissal ‘mischaracterised’ his parody meme and misunderstood ‘the broader genre of Downfall video’

A man who was fired by BP over a Downfall parody video is appealing to the full bench of the Fair Work Commission, saying they did not properly understand the long-running meme.

The oil refinery technician had helped make a video mocking his bosses during a “tense” period of pay negotiations, according to court documents.

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