Decision A0094.95

Case Number Claimant Judge Language Decision date
Decision A0094.95 Langlois  Federal  French 1996-02-21
Decision Appealed Appellant Corresponding Case
Judicial Review Dismissed  No Commission  -


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
misconduct  personal convictions 

Summary:

In light of the inaction of his superiors, a butcher plans a scheme with the aid of a customer to force his employer to remove from the counter meat that has passed the expiry date. Fired for trying to discredit the employer. No evidence of conspiracy. Conduct dictated by a sense of duty. Maintained by the Federal Court of Appeal. See sibling decision, A-96-95 (Robert).


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
misconduct  definition 

Summary:

The misconduct referred to in subsection 28(1) is not a simple failure of the employee to any obligation related to his employment; it is a failure of such scope that its author could normally predict that it would be likely to provoke his firing. See sibling decision, A-96-95 (Robert).


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