TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – misconduct – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – applicant employed for just over 11 months as a Mental Health Practitioner – respondent dismissed applicant for alleged serious misconduct – claimed applicant intentionally falsified time recordings for services provided – alleged that inflated service hours were being reported in order to improve applicant’s KPIs – Commission satisfied of three instances where applicant recording of times involved significant inflation – these instances taken together were misconduct, – however not satisfied that these were instances of deliberate falsification – conduct was negligent not dishonest – satisfied that applicant misconduct constituted valid reason for dismissal – found procedures used to carry out dismissal were fair and reasonable – application dismissed. Massaquoi v Break Thru People Solutions
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