Hi!
I was wondering if anyone has been able to claim unemployment when they quit their job. I have a list of reasons why I am quitting, but the main one is the reduction in pay. I have made almost $10,000 less in the last year than the previous year and I can't afford to work their any longer. I was told before that there are certain circumstances where you are eligible to receive benefits, but nobody has been able to provide me with a concrete answer about this reason.
Thanks
2007-05-14 16:39:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I'm sorry Jeff. You are wrong. I'm not lazy - I have worked since I was 16 and never once claimed unemployment. (I'm 36 now) With gas prices, I can't afford to drive the distance with my job any longer. Per the state website - you can claim benefits even if you quit, but it doesn't list specifically the reasons why.
2007-05-14 17:12:32 · update #1
Very, Very rarely will you be able to collect if you quit your job. A reduction in pay is definately not one of them. A "forced quit" would be one, but you would have to prove that your employer made working so unbearable so you would quit.
Also, the maximum you will receive is 43% of your wages or $362 per week. For more information go to: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/uia_ClmUnempBenFactSheet36English_76381_7.pdf
2007-05-14 17:02:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of 2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you're just being lazy. I've never heard of anyone quitting and getting unemployment. It doesn't work that way, and it shouldn't. So the salary you're being paid isn't enough money for you??? So you think getting a small compensation check from the state for doing nothing all day is going to help you??? Why not stay employed there while actively searching for a better job?? It just doesn't make sense. You "can't afford" to work there any longer, but you can afford to get paid even less from the state.
2007-05-14 16:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by SW1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did not work long enough then an appeal won't change things. You can't appeal the rules for receiving unemployment benefits. The appeal would be if you applied for it and something claimed by the employer was wrong. You have to work and pay in to the account long enough to make a claim and receive benefits.
2016-05-18 04:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just apply and see what happens??? You can probably do it on line.
Do it now!
2007-05-14 16:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋