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leave obtained under false pretences |
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Summary:
The claimant and her spouse were both employed by the same employer. The evidence shows that, with the claimant's consent, the claimant's spouse provided the employer with a forged medical certificate to justify his spouse's absence. In fact, on a certificate issued in January 2009, the spouse wrote the date February 5, which corresponds with the day his spouse was absent from work. After discovering that the certificate was forged, the employer dismissed the claimant and her spouse. The Board determined that the claimant had "deliberately and consciously forged a document that she knew to be false." Therefore, the Board rightly determined that the action constituted misconduct within the meaning of the Act. The claimant's appeal is dismissed by the Umpire.
