Oh hun that sucks!
Working as a bookkeeper myself, I know how much attention to detail I do and still I can make mistakes sometimes, but it is very rare and only minor. Luckily you use MYOB and data entry errors are fairly easy to fix - I use Attache which isn't very forgiving but I do love it for that reason as it makes you pay attention to detail IYKWIM. I don't see that your boss would actually be monitoring your work for several hours a day each week, otherwise they wouldn't be doing their job and should be doing yours - which I am sure they wouldn't know how to do nearly good enough . If they are having the same problems with the new accountant, then you know it is all a cop out
Also, with your hubby doing their tax, that can become a tricky situation. Professionally they shouldn't pull the account from him if you were to say something, but that doesn't mean it is the way it will happen. We put on a new staff member a couple of years ago, and then had one of our biggest clients threaten to pull their accounts from us if we didn't let her go because she worked for one of their friends and left that employment under very bad terms. Unfortunately, we had to let her go strictly from a business position (if we'd kept her we would have lost half our workload and there wouldn't have been a position for her anyway, but we still felt really bad about the situation) and then they pulled the accounts from us 6months later to go with an 'internal' position as a cost cutter
I'm sure you are more than competent at your job, sounds like your boss is just trying to push you out, or at least make it difficult for you
Good luck and I hope everything works out for you
Darl, go and speak to your union even if you're not a member already. That's what they're for.
I would even consider writing them a very brief response saying something like, "I have received your letter dated x and am taking advice from the union."
I went through something similar to this recently (I ended up being fired, now have a lawyer and several complaints lodged)
If they have given you this warning, they cant use it to dismiss you! They have to prove that the error was a sackable offence and also that you did not make an effort to fix the problem (If there even is one!)
Contact the Human Rights Commission as well, if you believe they are setting up a way to dismiss you and take away your entitlements, they can help you lodge a complaint.
Do they have any record of these 'supposed' warnings and errors? I would ask to see your HR file to see what is in there as well - it is your right to do that. If they are saying that you have had previous warnings then there needs to be records of them and documented evidence.
I would also contact HREOC - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commision to find out if what they are doing is illegal or unfair in realtion to getting you dismissed (depends on the size of the company what laws apply to them - and these changed on the 1st Jan so they may also not be aware of this!).
Just wanted to bump up the thread as i was wondering how you got on?
I have had dramas with mat leave both times now. With DS1 they gave back my job but wouldn't reinstate my position until the union got involved and with DS2 they just wouldn't give me anything, different employer and i worked as an account manager for an apparent friend or should i say very ex friend now... it really annoys me cause i have given my all both times and done so much overtime prior to my mat leave to get treated like a peice of cr@p!
but I do love it for that reason as it makes you pay attention to detail IYKWIM. I don't see that your boss would actually be monitoring your work for several hours a day each week, otherwise they wouldn't be doing their job and should be doing yours - which I am sure they wouldn't know how to do nearly good enough
. If they are having the same problems with the new accountant, then you know it is all a cop out
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hope it turns out ok for you and you get a better offer elsewhere before they get the chance to sack you! 
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