In re the Claim of Sicurella

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 3, 1998, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant, employed as head mail and supply clerk, accepted the employer’s offer of an early retirement incentive package. Testimony at the hearing established that in addition to three years longevity credits toward claimant’s pension, negotiations resulted in a further incentive of a one-year contract performing essentially the same duties…