Sydney, Aug 9: A leading insurance company has laid off a woman employee after it reportedly used a keystroke technology on her laptop to figure out how many hours she worked from home, and found the working hours insufficient.
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) consultant Suzie Cheikho was fired earlier this year for missing deadlines and meetings, being absent and uncontactable, and failing to complete a key task, reports News.com.au. Apple M3 Series Chips Being Tested on Upcoming Mac Variants; Checkout Expected Launch, Devices Featuring the Next-Gen Chips and More Details Inside.
Now, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has rejected an unfair dismissal application by Cheikho, saying she was sacked for a “valid reason of misconduct”.
According to the commission, she was responsible for creating insurance documents, meeting regulatory timelines, and monitoring “work from home compliance”. Cheikho had claimed to the FWC that her employer had a “premeditated plan to remove her from the business and that she was targeted due to her mental health issues”. YouTube Update: Google-Owned Video Sharing Platform Will No Longer Recommend Videos to Users with Disabled Watch History.
She, in fact, received a formal warning in November 2022 about her poor output and was put on a performance improvement plan. The keystroke technology was then used to analyse the number of times she physically pressed