176 Pa. Super. 290 | Pa. Super. Ct. | 1954
Opinion by
The claimant was a bookkeeper who resigned his job on July 17, 1953. Thereafter, he filed claims for unemployment compensation benefits, which were successively denied by the Bureau, the referee and the Board of Review. The Board held claimant ineligible under §402(b) of the Law, 43 P.S. §802, in that he voluntarily left his job without good cause.
Claimant admits that he voluntarily quit his employment but justifies his leaving on the ground that he didn’t have enough work to do. He was employed in answer to an advertisement for a bookkeeper. He received $75 a week and remained on the job for fifteen weeks. He maintains that he anticipated being invested with some responsibility after learning the office routine, but was never given any. Instead, he testified that he actually worked only about one hour a day, though on the job for eight hours. He admitted that he never protested the lack of work. The employer testified that his services were satisfactory and that he was not being retained on sufferance, but that he was wanted and work could be found for him.
This is a most unusual case and claimant’s desire for sufficient and responsible work is commendable. However, the facts do not disclose a situation requiring unemployment compensation. In order to qualify for
Decision affirmed.
