If I turn down a job that I’m not properly trained for, how will this affect my eligibilty for unemployment benefits?
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If I turn down a job that I’m not properly trained for, how will this affect my eligibilty for unemployment benefits?
I was let go from my full time job 6 months ago. Then 2 months later my former employer offered me a position that I am not qualified at all for. It would actually put me at risk to work in this position, as well as other employees as I am in no way trained for the position. So I turned it down. Will this affect my unemployment?
Asked on October 2, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Rhode Island
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Regardless of your belief about your training or ability to do the job, if the average person would believe that someone of your education, experience, etc. could do the job or be trained by the employer to do the job, you would not be entitled to turn it down. For example: an accountant could be trained to operate a lathe or most machine tools even if he never had before; on the other hand, a machinist could not do a job requiring a CPA, because he lacks the necessary accounting degree and credential. If this is a job that you could have done or been trained for and the pay is more or less comparable to what you had been earning, then if you turn it down, you may disqualify yourself for unemployment compensation.
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