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A "fundamentally unreasonable" misconduct investigation has revealed an employer's culture as "one where management protects itself by finding scapegoats to appease complaint or criticism", according to the Fair Work Commission.

In June 2020, Ausgrid received a whistleblower report alleging a number of employees were inappropriately accumulating excessive amounts of overtime, "signing on" for shifts but remaining at home, and returning to their houses during shifts for long periods of time.

Following an investigation that compared the in-vehicle monitoring system data of about 150 employees with their attendance records, the employer alleged eight district operators (DOs) and two operating district supervisors (ODSs) had engaged in timesheet fraud...