A man has been awarded more than $10,000 in compensation after being unfairly sacked from a family business for being late to dinner at his parents house.

Pasquale Parente was sacked from his position as assistant manager of the Melbourne family business on Sunday, March 10.

A fight over being late to the family dinner led to an unfair dismissal dispute in the Fair Work Commission.

The Fair Work Commission heard Mr Parente was late for dinner and this led to an argument with his angry parents.

The Commission heard he was told to leave and never come back, either to his parents house or to the family business, Selective Smash Repairs. He was immediately sacked.