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| misconduct |
dishonesty |
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Summary:
The claimant indicated that she was dismissed for refusing to work a shift. She told her employer she didn’t come in to work because of a health problem. Initially, the claimant had requested a different shift, and her request was denied. On her return to work, the employer expressed doubts about the reason for her absence; the claimant admitted that her mother was visiting her. The BOR asked her why she had been absent; the claimant reiterated that her sister had been ill. She contradicted her initial account of the facts given to the employer. All of the evidence shows that the claimant lied. That fact in itself constitutes misconduct liable to result in dismissal. The claimants appeal is dismissed by the Umpire.
