Summary of Issue: Short Notice


Decision 26147 Full Text of Decision 26147

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refusal of work notification short notice
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Applicability of s. 27 to claimants on call with little notice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, discussed and questioned. A balance is to be established between the employer's discretion and claimant's corresponding duty. Pattern of conduct to be examined. A factual situation in any given case.


Decision 26056 Full Text of Decision 26056

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refusal of work notification short notice
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Cook in a hospital on call 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. He received very short notice (15 minutes) and had company coming for supper. Nevertheless prepared to go to work if hospital could not make other arrangements. Hospital did not call back. There was good cause in the circumstances of this case.

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