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| voluntarily leaving employment |
new employment |
not definite |
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Summary:
While receiving EI benefits, the claimant worked for two and a half days and then quit. In his regular reporting to the Commission the claimant failed to mention as required that he had quit. When confronted with his incorrect reporting the claimant indicated having left his employment in the expectation of obtaining a more suitable job that he did not get. The Commission decided that the claimant had failed to demonstrate that he had no reasonable alternative but to leave his employment before securing another job, that he had made a personal choice in leaving the employment he had in order to look for work elsewhere while the possibilities were uncertain, and that therefore he alone should bear the consequence of his decision. Following this finding, the Commission imposed upon the claimant an indefinite disqualification to benefits effective the week of separation from employment. This decision resulted in an overpayment, a subsequent penalty as the claimant had incurred prior violations within the last 5 years, with a notice of violation. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed.
