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Summarily sacking an employee after he significantly over-reported work linked to bonus payments was fair, despite a flawed dismissal process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

While the termination process was "imperfect", according to Deputy President Theresa Dobson, "the essential core elements were adequately addressed when weighed in all the circumstances".

Springtime Poultry dismissed the poultry process worker in October last year for serious misconduct, which it said included "creating disharmony in the team". It also accused him of overstating the amount of work he completed, alleging this amounted to fraudulent conduct...