Decision 11614A

Case Number Claimant Judge Language Decision date
Decision 11614A   Reed  English 1987-02-09
Decision Appealed Appellant Corresponding Case
Dismissed  No N/A  -


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
availability for work  job search  recall or other probable employment 

Summary:

An individual who is laid off has 3 choices: (1) await recall; (2) seek short-term employment; (3) seek alternate permanent full-time employment. If he chooses (1) instead of (3), he cannot claim benefits except for a short period as determined by the circumstances. The claimant would apply for full-time employment but he would tell prospective employers that he was expecting a recall. He was in fact making himself available to work only until a recall came. That is restricting oneself to temporary employment. Jurisprudence indicates that the most prudent course of action may be to rely on a recall. The length of time to be allowed will vary. The 5 months in this case where there is no firm date of recall was generous in the extreme.


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
availability for work  restrictions  in several respects 

Summary:

One cannot restrict the jobs one is willing to take by placing unreasonable restrictions on the type of job, location, remuneration etc. which one is willing to accept.


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