Voluntary Leaving
Where a claimant takes the initiative in severing the employer-employee relationship, he or she will be considered to have voluntarily left that employment. Claimants who do voluntarily leave will not be entitled to receive benefits unless they can establish they had "just cause" for doing so.
Voluntary leaving includes the refusal of employment offered as an alternative to an anticipated loss of employment; the refusal to resume an employment; and, the refusal to continue in an employment after the employer's operation is transferred to another employer.
The Legislation
Principles of Law
- (a) Purpose of the Legislation Purpose of the Legislation
- (b) What is "Voluntary Leaving" What is Voluntary Leaving
- (c) The meaning of "Just Cause" The meaning of Just Cause
- (d) The test for just cause The test for just cause
- (e) Burden of proof Burden of proof
- (f) Which employment Which employment
- (g) Voluntary leaving vs. misconduct Voluntary leaving vs. misconduct
- (h) Voluntary leaving and availability Voluntary leaving and availability
- (i) Obligation to accompany a spouse Obligation to accompany a spouse
- (j) Reasonable assurance of another employment Reasonable assurance of another employment
- (k) Voluntary leaving and course of instruction Voluntary leaving and course of instruction
- (l) Improving One's Position in the Marketplace Improving One's Position in the Marketplace
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