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Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| earnings |
bonus |
signing contract |
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Summary:
Bonus of $800 paid upon ratification of agreement. Clearly "earnings from employment". Ss. 58(3) and (18)(a) are cast in retrospective terms. Not applicable here. Payable whether or not she returned after maternity leave. Whether it arose from transaction is a finding of fact.
| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| earnings |
wages or salary |
allocation |
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Summary:
It was argued that the signing bonus was a raise for the current year (for future services) to be allocated under ss. 58(3) and (18)(a). These provisions are cast in retrospective, not prospective terms; they refer to services already performed, not services to be performed.
| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| earnings |
allocation |
transaction |
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Summary:
Bonus of $800 paid upon ratification of agreement. Clearly "earnings from employment". Ss. 58(3) and (18)(a) are cast in retrospective terms. Not applicable here. Payable whether or not she returned after maternity leave. Whether it arose from transaction is a finding of fact.
