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Denied UI After Leaving a Temporary Job
NY - Initially I was denied unemployment because the Dept of Labor sent my paperwork to the wrong company.
I appealed the decision and in the interim re-registered with a temp service (that was contributing to my UI - I worked for the service during the evening).
The temp service called regarding a job and I went in and not long after, my UI kicked in and the temp service had another job available.
The job was awful and I asked the temp service if they could find someone else for that position and find my another job.
The temp service agreed, subsequently I have been denied UI benefits.
Did I commit a violation and can I be denied?
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It's not a violation, but "the job being awful" is not nearly enough for us to say that you quit for a reason that would not disqualify you.
Generally speaking, quitting disqualifies you from benefits.
What was so "awful" about it and how long did you stick it out?
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I didn't believe I was qualified to do the job.
I think I was there a total of three days including a day of training.
The job entailed us cold calling people who had signed up on line (not knowing exactly what they signed up for) to travel 30 miles or more to hang signs in Dollar Stores for $8.00 (not an hour, but just for $8.00).
In the past I have worked as a Paralegal - doing more criminal work and for the Courts.
Additionally, the temp service called me for other jobs.
I wasn't able to do them, but I was not terminated by the temp service.
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But you DID refuse work, which generally disqualifies you for benefits in most if not all states.
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I DIDN'T refuse. I DID go to the job, I ASKED to be reassigned and the temp service acquiesced.
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Asking to be taken off the assignment is the same thing as refusing work, for unemployment purposes.
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There is a rule, when you're registered with a temp agency and in "down time" and you are collecting UI benefits by that temp agency, they will call you relentlessly and place you in any position that is available so they don't have to pay UI.
It's a catch 22 and they want to catch you refusing a position so they can report that to the DOL.
So you screen their calls, listened to what they have to say and if it's a job that is totally bogus, call them a day or two later and tell them you're sorry you missed their call but you were out.
By then, they usually find a replacement because the client needs someone right away.
If not, do not refuse the job.
If you're in a temp position that you hate, talk with the agency and ask them weekly if they can find something more suitable for you.
They may not because they are hoping you'll quit so they won't have to pay the UI.
But always stick it out and keep asking them if there is another assignment more suitable.
Never tell them to replace you because that is the catch.
That is considered quitting.
You can appeal but you may not win this one.
Temp agencies know all the rules particularly when they have to pay UI benefits.
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That's not the way the temp agency I work with handles things.
Don't make generalizations, please.
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Cbg - maybe that is a generization but from my experience with temp work, temp companies really don't like when you collect UI benefits after an assignment ends and if you do, their goal is to get you working ASAP.
I've had temp agaencies that would no longer use me because I filed for UI after an assignment ended.
I had a friend that filed for UI after her 6 month assignment ended.
They didn't call her relentlessly, but they would never place her in assignment again till this day and that was 3 years ago.
All temp agencies are different but from my experience, they don't like it and the larger nationwide agencies do try to keep you working and to refuse a one day assignment is a no no.
It's considered refusing a job offer.
And if you asked to be replaced on an assignment, that is considered quitting.
But if you ask politely for a more suitable assignment they sometimes will find a better position if they have one.
I'm just sharing MY experiences.
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And MY experience is that temp agencies are reasonable about the fact that they can't guarantee continuing work to all applicants.
I've been dealing with temp agencies for nearly 30 years from one or the other side of the desk and I have NEVER had a temp agency try to prevent me, or someone who worked for me, from collecting by fooling around with job placements.
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