Summary of Issue: Paid To Third Party

Decision 68631 Full Text of Decision 68631

The claimant received monies from Elections Canada and these monies were given to her as salary. The earnings belong to the claimant as she was the one responsible to ensure that the work was done. The fact that she hired someone else to do the work due to her health problems does not in any way change the character of the payment.

Decision 23620 Full Text of Decision 23620

Part of temporary workers' compensation payments was paid directly to the agency for welfare paid to claimant. Monies certainly not received by him but I conclude that they were "to be received". They were only not received because of an assignment that he had executed in favour of the agency.

Decision 22619 Full Text of Decision 22619

The majority of the Board erred in law in not including funds placed into the enhanced pension as part of earnings for the purpose of allocation. The entire monies received by the claimant should be allocated in accordance with ss. 58(9).

Decision 21980 Full Text of Decision 21980

Claimant had requested certain of his pay cheques be made payable to his girlfriend. The fact that some of the monies were paid to a third party at his request does not alter the fact that they were earnings and should have been declared.

Decision 21244 Full Text of Decision 21244

While collecting UI sickness benefits, claimant continued on a salary of $100 per week from her husband's dealership business for whom she performed bookkeeping services but her cheques were deposited back into the joint business account and she never actually received the money.

Decision 19846 Full Text of Decision 19846

Claimant directed that an amount about to be received as part of an incentive package be used to purchase 20 years of pensionable service so as to provide himself with an annual pension. This does not alter the characterization of the incentive payment as earnings in his hands.

Decision 16431 Full Text of Decision 16431

Teacher who made use of the private sector replacement allowance which he had to give to a cooperation that was being set up and in which he would have eventually obtained employment.

Decision 10971 Full Text of Decision 10971

Claimant was employed under a verbal contract as a driver by Airways. At his request the amounts earned by him were paid directly to a company owned by his children. This does not alter nature of monies and they remain income of claimant arising from employment as driver.

Decision 10968 Full Text of Decision 10968

Hired at shopping plaza to act as Santa Claus for 6 weeks. He retained the services of a 3rd party to take pictures and he advised the proprietors to make the cheques payable to the assistant. I accept that he did not benefit from the income but earnings were his.