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An employer has failed to defend dismissing an employee for improperly claiming an allowance, after the Fair Work Commission found managers condoned practices that were inconsistent with its "unclear" policies.

Eastern Guruma sacked the site administrator after an investigation found she had allegedly dishonestly claimed a 30% 'site uplift allowance' on 12 occasions when she was not entitled to it.

In claiming unfair dismissal, the employee told the Commission that during her three-year tenure, eight different project managers had directed her to claim the allowance on fly-in or fly-out days, as well as when she worked from home outside of her rostered hours...