The Social Security Tribunal’s Appeal Division has ordered a fresh look at an Employment Insurance sickness benefits claim, finding the General Division made errors of law and fact when it …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker fired for skipping fall protection loses EI benefits on appeal
A worker who climbed atop a sand truck without fall protection and was later fired has been disqualified from receiving employment insurance benefits, after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s …
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Foreign service officer posted to Berlin loses bid to backdate EI claim after 16-month delay
A foreign service officer posted in Berlin has lost her application for judicial review of a decision refusing to antedate her claim for employment insurance benefits, with the Federal Court …
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A worker fired for allegedly breaching a collective agreement’s absence policy has been cleared to receive Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada found the Canada E… …
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The Appeal Division of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada has refused leave to appeal a ruling that classified $26,476.25 in severance and vacation pay as earnings under federal employment …
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A worker who received an excess employment insurance sickness benefits payment due entirely to a Service Canada administrative mistake cannot have the debt written off, the Federal Court has ruled, …
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A golf course turf manager who quit his job after receiving a critical letter from his employer has been denied permission to appeal a ruling that found he left without …
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A woman denied Employment Insurance benefits after being fired for accessing unauthorized workplace records has lost her bid to appeal the decision, with the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s Appea… …
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FeaturedWorkplace Violence
Bus driver fired after leaving vehicle to confront passenger loses EI appeal
A bus driver who left his vehicle to confront a passenger who had doused him with a foul-smelling liquid, and was subsequently stabbed during the encounter, has been denied employment …
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Worker disqualified from EI benefits after failing to report absences for five consecutive days
A worker has been disqualified from receiving Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada found his failure to report five consecutive days of absence from work amounted… …

