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availability for work |
courses |
preparatory period |
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Summary:
The claimant stated before the Board that she was not looking for work as she intended to take a course in September. The Board correctly surmised that, in that case, she had not proven availability.
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basic concepts |
disqualification |
length |
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Summary:
The length of the disqualification period, which may run from a minimum of one week to a maximum of six, must reflect the difference between those who leave work to return to school or rejoin their families, and those who leave for no such good reason.
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voluntarily leaving employment |
working conditions |
change |
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Summary:
Many Umpire decisions have held that a material change in working conditions, imposed unilaterally by the employer, is a just cause for leaving. Severe reduction due to employer's desire not to have her back following childbirth.