When the digital footprint contradicts the timesheet, who wins?
A Fair Work ruling has upheld the summary dismissal of an IT worker claiming full days of pay while barely logging in.
On February 20, 2026, the Fair Work Commission dismissed an unfair dismissal claim brought by Neeraj Kumar, a database manager employed by Hansen Corporation Pty Ltd since August 2019. The reason: Kumar had falsified his timesheets, recording 7.5 hours of client work on days when the company's own systems showed he had barely touched his laptop.
It started with missed meetings. Cloud Operations Manager Fletcher noticed Kumar joining online team meetings late on consecutive days in late April 2025. When Fletcher looked closer, the data told a damning story.
Fletcher pulled records from four monitoring tools: Microsoft Entra, which logs laptop activity; Zscaler, which tracks web access; Sentinel 1, anti-virus software that also monitors keystrokes and applications on the laptop; and Tempo, the company's electronic timesheet platform. On April 23, 2025, there was no record of Kumar logging into any system at all. His Tempo entry claimed a full day of work billed across multiple clients. On April 29, 2025, the systems recorded just 10 minutes of laptop activity. His timesheet claimed 7.5 hours.
At the hearing, Kumar offered explanations: he was reading a printed report, working on long-term projects, checking emails from his phone. None held up. He conceded under cross-examination that he "cannot...
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