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Sub-Issue 1: |
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Sub-Issue 3: |
| labour dispute |
stoppage of work |
business discontinued |
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Summary:
A strike began on 1-10-96, but on 17-10-96, the employer filed a restructuring proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, in order to save the business. A proposal was submitted to the creditors on 31-01-97, but was rejected. The rejection brought about the de facto bankruptcy, but the bankruptcy was deemed to occur de jure on 17-10-96. Are the claimants entitled to benefits as of 17-10-96? Umpire said no. The operation of the business ended in bankruptcy, and operations ceased in January 1997.
