absenteeism

absenteeism
Wilful misconduct of an employee for the purposes of unemployment compensation, where persistent or chronic, without notice or excuse, and continued in the face of warnings by the employer. Kelleher v Unemployment Compensation Board of Review 175 Pa Super 261, 104 A2d 171, 41 ALR2d 1155; Anno: 41 ALR2d 1158.

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