Summary of Issue: Scolding

Decision 64050 Full Text of Decision 64050

Even though the Commission had concluded that the claimant had not been suspended for misconduct, he was disqualified for refusing to resume his employment at the conclusion of the period of suspension. The Umpire stated that the suspension was not relevant to the issue of whether there was just cause to refuse to resume work and concluded that there was no evidence to show that the claimant had no reasonable alternative to do so.

Decision 29282 Full Text of Decision 29282

Claimant quit due to some extreme personal problems and "out of anger". The fact that he attempted to get his job back on the following Monday is evidence that he considered that he had quit without just cause.

Decision 21701 Full Text of Decision 21701

The Board found that this one event (the accusations) was not justification for a sudden resignation. No evidence of such intolerable conditions that she could not carry on for at least a time seeking other work as well as perhaps some reconciliation with her long-time employer.

Decision 19527 Full Text of Decision 19527

If a workman is absent from his designated post his supervisor has a right to an explanation and likewise the worker has a duty to give one. The mere fact that a supervisor asks for an explanation cannot possibly amount to just cause for quitting.

Decision 15498 Full Text of Decision 15498

The employer's reprimand may have been inappropriate and difficult for claimant to accept, but did not constitute just cause for her to prematurely leave her employment.