PART C -Decision under Ap pea l The de cisio n under ap peal is the Ministry of Social Dev reconsideration decision da ted Septem ber 29, 2 0 1 income a ssista nce ( IA), pursua nt to sect i on 13(1) (a for fai ling to accept sui tabl e employment and that the appellant period set out under sec ti ons 13(2)(b) of the EAA and Regulatio n (EAR). PAR T D -Rel evan t Legisl a t i on E mp loyment an d As sistan c e A ct (EAA) -Sectio n Emplo y ment and Assistance Re gulati on ( EAR) -Sec EAAT 003(10/06/01) APPEA L# I elopment and Soci a l Innovation (minis t ry) 4 , w hich held that the appe lla nt is not elig ib le f or )(i) of the Emp l oyme nt and A ssi s tance Act (E A A) r e mains i ne l igible fo r the p rescribed 29 (3 )( a) of t h e Emp l oyment a nd Assistance 13(1 )(a) (i) and 13( 2) (b) . tion 29 ( 3 ) (a).
P A RT E Summary of Facts The app ellant and the ministr y did not a t tend the hearing. c o nfirmation of the hearing, the panel proc ee ded in thei The e v idence b efore the mi n istry at the time of reconsi 1. R equest for Recon sideration signed and d ated states that: • h i s S e ptember assistan ce cheque w a • the employer c alled but because his phone was out of minutes h • he ca lled and t exted t h e e mployer bu • he never wo uld have t ol d the ministry about the employ known his September assistanc e cheque was going to be c ut off; and • it is unfair to be deni ed IA, especial ly fi l e. In t he Notic e of Ap pea l signed a nd d a t e d Oc t ober 1 • he h a d a j ob l ined up; • the ministry hel d h i s cheque; • h is phone got cut off a nd he miss e d a few cal • i f he wo ul d h a ve got ten h i s ch e que on the c opp ort u n ity to wor k beca use he w ould h ave Th e mi n i stry pr esents t he f o l l owi n g fa ct s: • A ugust 27, 2014 t h e appel lant info rmed the em plo y ment; • S e ptember 4, 2014 the app ella nt informed the m T he m i n i stry call ed the e mployer and was a dvised ap pe lla nt numerous tim e s but was unsuc cessful the availability l i st; and • the appellant has not demonstrated that he attempted to establish other means of remaining in contact with his potential employer. EAAT 003(1 0/06/01) I APPEAL# A fter confirming that both received r absence. de ra t i on consis ts of: Se ptember 16, 2014 in which the appe l lant s a we ek la t e and his phone wa s out of minutes; e missed the calls; t the employer did n ot res p o nd; ment opportunity if he had to be late and his phone wa s going when he has done eve r yt h ing in accordanc e to his 6 , 201 4, t h e ap pe lla nt states that : l s; heq u e iss ue dat e, he woul d not ha v e missed the b een a b l e t o cal l his empl o ye r back . ministry th at he had secu r e d employm e nt sui t able inistry that the emp lo ymen t d id n ot w o rk ou t . that t h e e m p l o y e r att empted t o c on tact the . Aft e r 3 wee ks, the appe llant was t ake n off
PAR T F -Reas ons for Panel Deci sio n The i s sue o n appeal is whether the min i stry's decision which he IA for f ailing to accept suitable employm ent was re asonably reas onable applicatio n of the a p pl ic a ble enact ment p a r ticular, was the min istry reasonable in determining that t as sistance (IA), pursuant to s ection 13(1) (a)(i) of t he failing to accept s u i table emplo yment and that the appellant remains ineligible for the prescribed period set out under sect ions 13(2)(b) of the EAA and 29(3)(a) of the Employment and Assis Regulation (EA R)? The re levant legislat i o n i s as follows: EAA Conse quences o f not meeting emp loyment-rel at ed obligations 13 ( 1) S u bject t o the condi tions of an employment is su bject t o th e consequ ence desc ribe d in a pplic ant's or reci pi ent 's fam ily u ni t if (a ) at any t ime whil e a rec ipi ent ha rds hip assist a n ce or with in for i nco me a ssi sta nce, the applicant ( i ) failed t o acc ept sui (ii ) volunt arily lef t e mplo (iii ) be en di smis sed (b ) a t an y time whi l e a reci pient hards hip assis t anc e, the rec ipie for e mp loy men t. ( 2) Fo r th e p urpo ses o f subsection (1 ) , ( a) if a fami ly unit in c lu d es dep a s sistance prov ide d to or f or the amou nt f or the pres cribed period, (b) if a fami ly u nit does n ot inc for i ncom e assistance f o r th e EAR Consequences of fa iling t o meet employment-related obligat 29 (3) For th e pu rposes of se ct i on 1 3 ( 2) ( obligations] of the Act, the period of ineligibility for income assistance lasts (a) fo r a default referred in to section 13 (1) (a) of the Act, until 2 calendar mo nth s have elapsed from the later of the following dates: (i) the date of the applicant's submissio assistance (part 2) form under this regulation; (i i) the date the defau The Appellant's Position The appellant's position is that he made phone calls and sent text messages to his potential employer EAAT 003(10/06/01) I APPEAL# ld t h at the appe l lan t is not eli gible f or supp o rted by the evid ence or w a s a in the circ ums tanc e s of the appellant. In he app ell an t is not eligible f or inco me Employment and A ssistance Ac t (EAA) for tance p lan, the f a mily unit o f a n applica n t or a r ecip ient sub sec tio n (2) for a f amily u ni t matc hing the in the fa mi ly un i t i s rec eivi ng in come ass ista nce or 6 0 days befor e an a p plicant in t he fami l y un it ap plie s or reci pi ent has table emp loy ment , ymen t without j ust cause , or from empl oymen t for jus t cause , or i n the fa mily un it is rec ei vi n g inco me assista n c e or n t fails to de monstrat e re as o n ab l e effort s to se arch endent child ren , the i n c ome assi stance or hardshi p fa mily unit mus t be r educe d by th e pres cribed and lu d e dep endent chil dren, the fam ily unit is not eligible prescribed period. i on s b) [consequences of n o t mee t in g e m ployment-related n of the application for income l t occ urred
b u t h e d i d n o t r e s p o n d . A d d e d t o t h i s i s , t h a t h i s S r e s u l t h e w a s u n a b l e p a y f o r h i s t e l e p h o n e s e r v i c e s h i s e m p l o y e r . H a d t h e m i n i s t r y i s s u e d h i s S e p t e m b m i s s e d t h e o p p o rt u n i t y t o w o r k . H e a l s o a r g u e s t h a h a s c o m p l i e d w i t h t h e m i n i s t r y . T h e M i n i s t ry ' s P o s i t i o n T h e m i n i s t r y ' s p o s i t i o n i s t h a t o n A u g u s t 2 7 , 2 0 1 4 t s e c u r e d e m p l o y m e n t . H o w e v e r , o n S e p t e m b e r 4 , 2 e m p l o y m e n t d i d n o t w o r k o u t . T h e m i n i s t r y c a l l e d t t h a t h e a t t e m p t e d t o c o n t a c t t h e a p p e l l a n t n u m e r o u a p p e l l a n t w a s t a k e n o f f t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y l i s t . T h e m i n e s t a b l i s h a l t e r n a t i v e w a y s t o r e m a i n i n c o n t a c t w i t h d o i n g s o . S i n c e t h e a p p e l l a n t h a d a n o f f e r o f s u i t a b t h e r e f o r e , i n e l i g i b l e f o r i n c o m e a s s i s t a n c e p u r s u a n t m o n t h s a s p r e s c r i b e d u n d e r s e c t i o n 2 9 ( 3 ) ( a ) o f t h e T h e P a n e l ' s D e c i s i o n S e c t i o n 1 3 ( 2 ) ( b ) o f t h e E A A s t a t e s t h a t i f a r e c i p i e n d o e s n o t h a v e d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n , t h e r e c i p i e n t i s n a s p r e s c r i b e d i n s e c t i o n 2 9 ( 3 ) ( a ) o f t h e E A R . T h e p s e c t i o n 2 9 ( 3 ) ( a ) o f t h e E A R i n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f a c c e p t s u i t a b l e e m p l o y m e n t . T h e a p p e l l a n t a r g u e s u p w o r k b u t w a s u n a b l e t o a c c e p t t h e w o r k b e c a u s h i s p h o n e b e i n g c u t o f f . T h e m i n i s t r y a r g u e s t h a t i t c o n t a c t w i t h h i s e m p l o y e r . 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