OTTAWA — If you were a public servant working for the federal department responsible for CERB, you shouldn’t have applied for the $2,000-per-month pandemic benefit — seven times.

That’s a lesson that Jacqueline Byrne, a former Service Canada benefits officer at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), learned the hard way from a federal labour relations board.

Case appears to be the first ruling on a grievance filed by a bureaucrat who opposed their firing for improperly receiving CERB.{ai:summary}<p>Jacqueline Byrne, a former Service Canada benefits officer, faced consequences after applying for the $2,000-per-month CERB benefit seven times while working for the federal department overseeing it. The federal labour relations board ruled against her actions. </p><p>#society</p>

Tribunal confirms firing of federal bureaucrat who received $14,000 from CERB

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