"Records show he logged in for as little as 10 minutes a day, or not at all, while submitting time sheets for 7.5-hour shifts. On one day, the worker only logged in to his laptop for 10 minutes from 7.46am, but created a timesheet for 7.5 hours. On another day, he didn't log into his laptop at all."
"The worker initially accepted that his work hours were an issue, responding to his letter of termination via email that: 'I have been barely keeping up with the minimum' and 'I have lost my motivation'. But he later claimed these statements did not constitute an admission, arguing he had done nothing wrong other than not provide sufficient details on his timesheets."
"The Fair Work Commission rejected an unfair dismissal claim brought by the IT database manager against global software and services company Hansen Corporation. Hansen fired the worker for 'serious misconduct' over falsifying his working hours and failing to fulfil his contractual working hours."
An IT database manager at Hansen Corporation was dismissed for serious misconduct after falsifying his timesheets while working from home. Monitoring tools revealed he logged in for as little as 10 minutes or not at all on days he claimed full 7.5-hour shifts. The Fair Work Commission rejected his unfair dismissal claim after finding the evidence conclusive. The worker initially acknowledged his work hour issues in his termination response, stating he had been barely keeping up and lost motivation. He later retracted these admissions and claimed underutilization following a manager complaint, but the commission found his defense unconvincing given the documented login records.
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