Corporate theft Archives

Corporate theft

June 22, 2015

Employees accused of theft reinstated by FWC

Archive Corporate theft, Investigation, Misconduct, Reinstated

Three employees who were terminated after CCTV footage captured them finding and taking uniform items from an open cardboard box in their workplace have been reinstated by the Fair Work Commission. The employees were initially stood down by their employer pending an investigation into the conduct. During the investigation the employees were represented by their […]

February 15, 2015

Employer ordered to pay $29k after false serious misconduct allegations

Archive Corporate theft, Employer fined, Investigation, Misconduct Allegations, Termination, Unfair Dismissal

The Fair Work Commission has awarded an employee $29,070 in compensation after it found that the employer had no evidence of the employee’s alleged serious misconduct before proceeding to dismiss the employee. The employee had worked for the employer for nearly three and a half years at the time of her dismissal. The employer commenced […]