Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles - Chapter 7

Appendix 1 - Aide-mémoire (Index)

A.5 Questions to be Answered by the Commission Officer 

Misconduct is a question of law and fact that must be resolved by means of answering specific questions based on the unprejudiced evaluation of the information gathered from different sources: 

Question 1 

Does the information in the file support the finding that the claimant committedactions or omissions as defined by the interpretation given to the word "misconduct"? 

Question 2 

Does the information in the file support the finding that the claimant lost his or her employment because of theseactions or omissions? 

reference: see 7.2.3, "Step 2: Answering Two Specific Questions Based on the Information Gathered."