Refusing, leaving or losing employment that is not suitable does not constitute a failure to meet the obligation to retain a job.
The criteria for determining whether employment is suitable or not are related to the employment and not to the individual.
EMPLOYMENT IS NOT SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT IF:
- it arises in consequence of a stoppage of work attributable to a labour dispute;
- it does not meet the minimum remuneration and working conditions set out in the Act respecting labour standards;
- the practices of the employer are contrary to public policy (coerced clandestine work, degrading or illegal activities);
- the working conditions are difficult and unreasonable and constitute a danger to health or safety;
- it involves considerably more demanding duties or a considerably greater number of working hours than might be expected in that type of employment (working hours or duties difficult for an average person to perform);
- the working conditions are likely to undermine the adult’s integrity (employment that requires the wearing of clothing that unduly exposes a person’s body or a requirement to use questionable means to put pressure on clients in order to make a sale).