Decision 20788
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Claimant lives in an apartment on the premises where she was employed. She admitted not having looked for work as she does not drive and has no means "to get around" and to go to any other place to find work. No reasonable effort to find work. Mere statements are not enough.
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| availability for work |
restrictions |
specific employer |
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Decision 17065
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Hospital worker on call who refused shifts due to lack of transportation. The weight of authority, except CUB 12234, requires one to have transportation. Claimant appears to have made every effort but unable to obtain transportation. Therefore, not available.
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| availability for work |
incompatible situations |
good reasons |
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| availability for work |
job search |
warning before disentitlement |
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Decision 13531
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The claimant admitted that he did not look for work. He resides in a location where his lack of transportation (car repossessed) creates an impossible position for him to find work.
Decision 12248
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Claimants who establish a satisfactory record of employment living in such areas should be given reasonable time (3 or 4 months). No sections in the Act, Regulations or jurisprudence impose a driver's licence, a vehicle or availability of transportationas a prerequisite to UI.
Decision 12234
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Work offered for 3 weeks. No transportation. He had expressed a willingness to work anywhere. The implications of the decision are startling: when public transportation is not available, one must purchase a car. It should have been dealt with under s.27, not s.14(a).
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| basic concepts |
disqualification |
employment about to terminate |
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| board of referees |
issue not recognized |
decision not to reconsider |
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Decision 11259
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Woodcutter with no means of transportation. It is regularly held that absence of transportation to get to a place of employment is ground for disentitlement when there is no work available in the area of residence for which no transportation is requiredor bus service available.
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| refusal of work |
distance |
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Decision 11175
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Waitress who left because no means of transportation; 15 mile trip. Available in Ste-Florence. Fact that quit not conclusive. No evidence there was no work in her village (pop.: 1,000).
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| voluntarily leaving employment |
commuting |
transportation difficulties |
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