Difference between revisions of "Penalties, Violations, and Offences with Employment Insurance (8:VIII)"

The SST has jurisdiction over the amount of the penalty assigned. While the amount of the penalty can also be appealed, a penalty cannot be  reduced simply because the referees consider it a bit too high. However, they can reduce a penalty if the decision is unreasonable, e.g. where  Commission has erred by ignoring relevant circumstances such as the claimant's ability to pay, or health problems, or where it took irrelevant circumstances into account. It is not necessary to prove that the Commission was unfair, just that it was not made aware ofall the relevant circumstances.