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Adult child living at home found principally dependent on deceased mother for financial support; death benefits awarded.
The applicant, a 22-year-old woman living at home, sought death benefits from the insurer following her mother's death in a motor vehicle accident.
The central issue was whether the applicant was 'principally dependent for financial support' on her mother under section 3(2) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
The arbitrator found that despite the applicant's part-time employment and unawareness of investments in her name, she relied almost completely on her mother for the basic necessities of life.
The arbitrator concluded the applicant was principally dependent on her mother and ordered the insurer to pay $70,000 in death benefits.
Applicant found to be a trade union despite constitution allowing some vessel owners to join.
The applicant union filed four applications for certification.
A threshold issue was whether the applicant was a trade union within the meaning of section 1(1)(p) of the Labour Relations Act.
The respondents argued that the applicant was not a trade union because its constitution allowed vessel owners (alleged to be management) to join, and because some members were not employees.
The Board rejected these arguments, holding that the phrase 'organization of employees' does not mean 'organization of employees only', and that the presence of managerial members does not automatically preclude trade union status.
The Board found that the applicant had followed the necessary steps to form a trade union and declared it to be a trade union under the Act.
