I live in US and I can absolutely see the same happen here. That said, cursory view of the story suggests that the company went after her in this manner as retaliatory measure.
I have to admit.. up until now, I let my company run on my general wifi at home, but now.. I think I will create a separate tunnel just for them. The less they know the better.
I did. I believe word 'retaliatory' captures this.
I am not arguing she is right. Frankly, case suggests she is in the wrong for several different reasons. But then, she is accountant, does management really think she is making widgets on an per hour basis?
I think her biggest mistake is using work PC for personal use. That is just not a good idea.
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<< She went after the company.
She argued she was not fired for cause. That is hardly going after the company.
<< Besse argued that she found the program difficult to use and she could not get the software to differentiate between work and time spent on her work laptop for personal use — which, both parties agree, her employer allowed during staff's off-hours.
<< When Canadian accountant Karlee Besse was fired for being unproductive at her job, she found herself up against not only her former employer, but its time-tracking software, too.
<< Besse worked remotely for Reach CPA, an accounting firm based in British Columbia, Canada. The dispute began last year when Besse claimed she was fired without "just cause."
<< Her employer argued that Besse was rightfully let go because she engaged in time theft. Reach CPA said it gathered evidence using TimeCamp
<< Besse also argued that she spent a significant amount of time working with paper documents, but didn't tell her company because "they wouldn't want to hear that."
I have to admit.. up until now, I let my company run on my general wifi at home, but now.. I think I will create a separate tunnel just for them. The less they know the better.