A worker who received employment insurance benefits while continuing to use an employer-provided cellphone during layoff periods was found to have received benefits he wasn’t entitled to — but the …
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A federal court has dismissed a judicial review application from a Bank of Canada data scientist who was denied employment insurance benefits after being placed on unpaid administrative leave for …
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Federal court sends supply teacher’s EI case back to tribunal after appeal division ignored key findings
A federal court has overturned a Social Security Tribunal decision that denied employment insurance benefits to a supply teacher who resigned from a daycare centre, citing constructive dismissal, afte… Free …
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Chemical plant worker loses EI claim after quitting over demotion and boardroom humiliation
A lead hand at an Ontario chemical and composite materials plant has been denied Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal found he had a reasonable alternative to quitting …
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Court upholds Purolator worker’s EI disqualification for refusing COVID-19 vaccination policy
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a judicial review application from a Purolator worker who was denied Employment Insurance benefits after being suspended for refusing to comply with the …
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Worker who quit over forklift danger denied EI benefits after tribunal finds reasonable alternatives existed
A Quebec yard clerk who left his job following a dangerous workplace incident has been denied Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada found he had reasonable …
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PREMIUM Broken-down car no defence for multiple missed shifts, federal court rules in EI misconduct case
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The Social Security Tribunal of Canada has ordered a new hearing in an employment insurance dispute after finding a worker was denied a fair opportunity to be heard when she …
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Tribunal denies appeal in remote work refusal case, upholds EI disqualification for misconduct
A worker who refused her employer’s directive to return to the office at least one day per week has been denied Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of …
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PREMIUM Flight attendant denied EI benefits after sexually inappropriate conversation with passenger
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