Working remotely from abroad without approval? This trader's Singapore trip cost him his job
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- ✓A Sydney currency trader got fired after his employer found him working from a Singapore hotel.
- ✓Charles Graham claimed he was working from home in Australia.
- ✓The Fair Work Commission said his dismissal process was unfair, but the company had a valid reason to fire him for his deliberate dishonesty.
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- BUSINESS
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- Business Today
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- India Economy
A Sydney currency trader was sacked after his employer found his work laptop logged in from a Singapore hotel while he claimed to be “working from home” in Australia. Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled the dismissal process unfair but found the company had a valid reason to fire him, The Straits Times reported.
Charles Graham, who had worked for HIFX Australia—trading as a currency exchange company, Xe—for about 20 months, was due to return to work in Sydney on November 17, 2025, after annual leave. Instead, he logged in from Singapore.
When he did not return, Xe’s IT team traced his work laptop’s IP address and GPS location to an Ibis hotel in Singapore. The company dismissed him on December 2, 2025, citing policy breaches and a breakdown of trust.
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