Unemployment benefits must be deducted from damages when termination is unjustified under the Employment Contracts Act.

The Supreme Court ruled that unemployment benefits received by an employee must be deducted from damages awarded for unjustified termination. The court found that the employee had received statutory benefits while simultaneously claiming compensation for wrongful dismissal. Consequently, the court held that the employee must repay the portion of benefits that exceeds the actual loss suffered due to the termination.