Naylon v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

James Naylon (Claimant) has appealed from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which denied his application for unemployment compensation benefits under Section 402 (b) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

Claimant had been employed as a salesman on commission at Howley Tire Company for approximately thirty years when he was unilaterally transferred by *504his employer to work at Discount Tire Center, Inc.2 The transfer, which occurred in December, 1982, also resulted in a reduction of Claimant’s commission from 10 percent to 5 percent.…