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> The department said if an employee doesn’t report to work or is suspended or terminated for refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate, the employer should ind

> The department said if an employee doesn’t report to work or is suspended or terminated for refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate, the employer should indicate that they quit, took a leave of absence or were dismissed – potentially disqualifying them from collecting EI. Why isn't this fraud?

vidarh 5y ago
Why would it be?
- cmmeur01 5y ago
  Because they were fired for refusing to comply they didn’t quit. If you refused to do a task and were removed by the company for it were you fired or did you quit?
  - scott_w 5y ago
    “were dismissed” is a reason you can give, so it’s true.
peteradio 5y ago
Fraud would require prosecution. Is Edmonton going to prosecute Minister of Employment for the directive? Or the HR dept for the illegal classification (is it illegal if given a Minister directive)? Does this get challenged in Canadian courts?
randomdata 5y ago
EI has always disqualified those who were dismissed for misconduct. This just clarifies that refusing to be vaccinated is considered misconduct.