Previous discipline but no proof of intention; six-month suspension for dishonesty during investigation
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A British Columbia employer was unable to prove that a worker who expressed displeasure with a supervisor and later shoulder-checked him did so intentionally, said an arbitrator in reducing the worker’s dismissal to a six-month suspension.