What constitutes misconduct where the claimant knew or ought to have known that his conduct was such as to impair the performance of his duties owed to his employer?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from C. S. v Canada Employment Insurance Commission, 2017 CanLII 91684 (SST):

Put another way, “there will be misconduct where the claimant knew or ought to have known that his conduct was such as to impair the performance of the duties owed to his employer and that, as a result, dismissal was a real possibility"—Mishibinijima v. Canada (Attorney General), 2007 FCA 36 (A -85-06).

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