In re the Claim of King

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 13, 1996, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant was employed on a seasonal basis as a groundskeeper. After several months, the employer offered claimant permanent employment, including an increased hourly pay rate, health insurance and other benefits, but with a reduced work schedule of five fewer hours per week. Claimant declined the offer and resigned because the new position…