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Summary:
The reason given by the employer for dismissing the claimant was that he had sent e-mail messages purporting to be the President and CEO of the Postal Corporation by signing the messages under this person's name. The claimant initially denied doing this but later acknowledged his action. He explained that he had sent the e-mail to senior management when he had not received a reply to a message he had sent to the President and CEO in regard to his disagreement with the company's decision to close a postal office in Quebec. The employer indicated that the claimant's actions had irreparably breached the employment relationship. This case the claimant's conduct was wilful and deliberate. I agree with the Board's minority member that the claimant's action irrevocably damaged the employment relationship and that this constituted misconduct pursuant to the EIA. The Commission's appeal is allowed.
