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Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit

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  • 04-14-2012, 08:54 AM
    cdkeypro
    Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit
    My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: California

    I started a job back in December which was about 3 miles from home. For the first 90 days I got at least 32 hours a week and my pay checks were good enough to survive on. After I pass my 90 day probation my job tells me they are forcing me to transfer to another distribution center 65 miles away from the one I currently work. They didn't tell me this was a possibility when I got hired. It would cost me $30 a day just to make it to work and back. I decide to try working at the new location but when I get there I'm only scheduled to work 2 or 3 days a week part time, getting me only 8 to 12 hours a week. So If I work the 12 hours I gross $207 - Tax - $90(fuel cost) - $60(Union Dues)= $42. So the most I can take home on a 2 or 3 day work week is $8 -$42. Some days I don't go to work because I don't have the money for gas. MY QUESTION IS: Should I quit the job and if I quit will it affect my unemployment? Also on the claim when It ask, "did you refuse any work" should I check yes or no? Though I am scheduled some days, I basically don't see any money on my paychecks.

    I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't know the best way to handle the situation.
  • 04-14-2012, 09:13 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit
    If you quit, it is likely your benefits will be terminated entirely.
  • 04-14-2012, 09:19 AM
    chyvan
    Re: Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit
    You want to read here

    http://edd.ca.gov/UIBDG/Voluntary_Qu...f_Contents.htm

    Particularly the "time distance and cost factors"

    The distance from the old facility to the new isn't the factor you should focus on. It's the distance from your home to the old facility vs from your home to the new facility. Also, lets just say you complained and received 8 hour shifts at the new facility. Would that make the economics work better for you?

    Personally, I think you're eligible. But when you quit, there is a burden on you to prove all things that you say with paper that you didn't write. So you'd need your pay stubs showing that after the move your weekly wages were less than before. You'd need to go to map quest or the like show the distance from the trip calculator of both the old and new routes. You need to write a letter or email to the employer pointing out the short work schedule and transportation expenses so they have a chance to make you full time, or better yet send you back to the other location where it was much more economically viable. You calculate the cost based on the per mile rate allowed by the state. Are you already collecting partial UI? Until you actually quit, the refusal of work issue doesn't come into play.
  • 04-14-2012, 09:25 AM
    cbg
    Re: Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit
    On another board there is a responder who worked for the unemployment division for about 30 years. One thing I have learned from her; if you had quit when they first transferred you, because of the extended commute, it would likely not have affected your claim.

    However, by working at the new location even a short time, you told the UI commission that the commute was acceptable. The commute would now therefore be considered NOT a valid reason to quit and receive benefits, and your UI would almost certainly stop.
  • 04-14-2012, 09:26 AM
    Disagreeable
    Re: Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit
    Your numbers do not make sense. Union dues are monthly. I suggest you utilize your job experience and apply to similar vocations near your home. You can do this online, on your days off.
  • 04-16-2012, 01:28 PM
    cdkeypro
    Re: Filed for UI Benefits Working Part Time, but Can't Afford Commute, Should I Quit
    Thanks for all the info. This helps a bunch.
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