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Sub-Issue 3: |
| earnings |
allocation |
transaction |
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Summary:
Claimant became entitled to $200 as a signing bonus upon the execution of a collective agreement. It was income arising out of his employment even if payment occurred during a layoff period. To be allocated to week of transaction, i.e. the week the agreement was signed.
| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| earnings |
bonus |
signing contract |
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Summary:
Claimant became entitled to $200 as a signing bonus upon the execution of a collective agreement. It was income arising out of his employment even if payment occurred during a layoff period. To be allocated to week of transaction, i.e. the week the agreement was signed.
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Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| board of referees |
legislative authority |
contract and labour agreement |
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Summary:
Those concerned in negotiating the signing bonus intended that the payment would not be treated as income allocated to the week in which paid. Parties to a contract cannot by their agreement avoid the application of general laws, as the Act is, to theirsituation.
