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It was fair to sack an employee for neglecting his duties, despite his concerns about not seeing the footage the employer relied on, the Fair Work Commission has found.

The employee could have sought access to the footage at an earlier stage, Commissioner Stephen Crawford said, but instead he "complained about unauthorised surveillance of his work" and raised other issues to "deflect attention away from his actions".

The security guard was summarily dismissed for serious misconduct on 28 January this year.

In unfair dismissal proceedings, PSGA Pty Ltd (which trades as Securitas) argued it had a valid reason for the termination. It contended that at various times during his night shift on 21–22 December 2025, the employee had not performed his work duties...