Summary of Issue: Mutual Decision

Decision 72079 Full Text of Decision 72079

The claimant was employed at a hospital. In the past, she had a problem with alcohol and illegal drug use relapses and was trying to find a solution to her problem. When her employer asked her to take screening tests, she refused. Rather than dismissing her, the employer reached an agreement with the union for her to quit. The Commission refused her the benefits because she left voluntarily without just cause. The Board's decision is rescinded and the Commission's decision is confirmed.

Decision 70104 Full Text of Decision 70104

The claimant argues that he left his employment based upon the option of a mutual separation. That form of separation did not demand that the claimant resign. That was the option he chose. It was a personal decision. He had the choice to stay or to leave and he chose to leave after weighing his options.

Decision 41800 Full Text of Decision 41800

Claimant unwilling to follow the training course offered by the firm and announced his intention to leave (with a 2-week notice) at a meeting with his supervisor in June or July. The firm offered him to stay until he found a job or until his services were no longer required (end of August). Having taken the initiative to leave, claimant considered to have left his job voluntarily without just cause. Decision upheld by the Umpire who found that claimant knew that his job was only going to last until August, he had not taken steps to have done a regular job search and he did not have any discussions with his superiors about extending his time.

Decision 23259 Full Text of Decision 23259

A personality conflict between an employer and employee can be resolved by a mutual decision to terminate the employment relationship pursuant to which the employer gives an employee a reasonable period of notice and thereby a period of time within which to seek alternate employment. Termination here was a mutual decision wherein each recognized that they could not continue working together. It was not leaving without just cause. Nor could I characterize it as a constructive dismissal. It was simply a mutual albeit acrimonious decision to terminate the relationship immediately.

Decision 14066 Full Text of Decision 14066

If an employee and an employer mutually agree that the employee will no longer remain an employee, I am satisfied that this indicates that the employee voluntarily left his employment.