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| voluntarily leaving employment |
applicability |
voluntary layoff |
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Summary:
Barring exceptional circumstances, to accept voluntary layoff rather than choose to remain on the job and bump another employee must be considered voluntarily leaving without just cause. The argument that someone would be laid off and benefits would have to be paid is dismissed.
Had the claimants elected to remain on the job for the summer months, their positions were not available. They would have had to accept less desirable positions, unrelated to their normal jobs. As per CUB 4671, they had just cause for leaving.
