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| misconduct |
demerit points |
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Summary:
The claimant explained that he was only defending himself when he was into an altercation with another employee. His statement was that he was threatened with personal harm by another employee and he grabbed that person by the collar. The claimant had one prior warning in the past six month period. The senior manager of the company advised he was dismissed because the claimant had exceeded 60 demerits which the company allows. The Board came to the conclusion that the claimant in his conduct did an act which amounted to wilful misconduct under the Act. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed by the Umpire
