Summary of Issue: Accommodation

Decision 71657 Full Text of Decision 71657

The claimant was working as a welder in the northern part of a province. The claimant quit his employment because he did not have transportation back and forth to the job site and no longer had living accommodations. The employer advised that the claimant had worked with that company for 29 days and could have stayed at a campsite which was only 500 feet from the work site. The claimant, however, never discussed accommodation problems with him. He didn't discuss the loss of accommodations because he felt it was a personal matter between him and his sister. It is clear that the claimant had reasonable alternatives and could have exercised these alternatives at least for a while before he could show that he had just cause for leaving his employment. There was nothing to show that the claimant could not live like the other workers in the camp and it was a reasonable alternative to putting himself in an unemployed position. It appears to me that the claimant made no effort to keep his job. The appeal of the Commission is allowed.

Decision A-0600.93 Full Text of Decision A-0600.93

The conclusion of the Board was that claimant, a single mother, had left without just cause her employment in Toronto and moved to New Brunswick without first having made reasonable attempts to find alternative accommodation. This conclusion was consistent with the decision of this Court in TANGUAY.

Decision 22912 Full Text of Decision 22912

Refer to: A-0600.93

Decision 23258 Full Text of Decision 23258

If the claimant was paying high rent, surely a more reasonable course of action to quitting his job was to find lower rent accommodation.

Decision 16996 Full Text of Decision 16996

Chose layoff rather than displace one at another location. He lives alone and did not want to leave house in 100 Mile House during winter as it might freeze up. Was it reasonable to leave home unattended? No guarantee of length of other job. 2-week disqualification removed.

Decision 16935 Full Text of Decision 16935

The person with whom he was living left; had to pay the rent alone and could not manage financially since he was employed only on call. The case was allowed by the Board. Examined TANGUAY. Personal reasons are not justifications. Disqualification reduced to 2 weeks.

Decision 15749 Full Text of Decision 15749

When the decision to leave is taken voluntarily, one must show that the choice was forced by unacceptable conditions. These have to relate to employment, not to personal conditions like accommodation. Personal reasons may be reflected in the length of the disqualification.