Decision 51838

Case Number Claimant Judge Language Decision date
Decision 51838   Riche David G.  English 2001-08-21
Decision Appealed Appellant Corresponding Case
Allowed  No Commission  -


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
voluntarily leaving employment  working conditions  salary 

Summary:

Claimant was working 20 hours per week and earning $6/hr. Being unable to provide for his family, claimant quit his job in Newfoundland to look for work in B.C. to seek a better job with higher wages. Held that his decision may have been reasonable but was not justified under the Act. The fact is that while he was working, even only making $6/hr for 20 hours per week, he was making $120 whereas now he is making nothing.


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
voluntarily leaving employment  just cause  other employment 

Summary:

Claimant was working 20 hours per week and earning $6/hr. Being unable to provide for his family, claimant quit his job in Newfoundland to look for work in B.C. to seek a better job with higher wages. Held that his decision may have been reasonable but was not justified under the Act. The fact is that while he was working, even only making $6/hr for 20 hours per week, he was making $120 whereas now he is making nothing.


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