Dear Kavita,
An employee had been fudging the records of her target. Probably, she felt that her forgery could be discovered and abandoned the organisation. Now opinion on whether disciplinary action can be initiated or not against an employee who has abandoned her duties that legal experts of this forum will give. My point is limited to the improvement in the systems and processes of your organisation.
If the employee had been fudging the records of her target, then how long she had been doing it, when it was discovered and how it was discovered? Why it was not discovered earlier? Why her reporting manager did not do proper verification? To what extent is the manager's failure? What is the monetary loss to the organisation?
Why seniors of your organisation could not show foresight in preventing the incident? In India, the organisation's are driven by the "experience" of the people. But then why the "experienced people" were taken for the ride? Therefore, more than a junior employee, should the seniors not be held responsible?
The employee was cunning enough to identify the flaw in the system and took the benefit of it. However, in many places, the focus is on a person rather than the flawed system. Therefore, should the incident merit overhaul of the processes of each department in your organisation? Please ponder!
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar