Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-3-53195 - Experience or Training (refusal of Work 195)
A. General (Refusal of Work 195.05)
1. To avoid downgrading of the claimant's
skills, his prior training and experience shall be considered before he is
disqualified for refusing work beneath his highest skill.
2. If the claimant has been unemployed for a
long time and prospects for work in his usual occupation are not favorable he
may reasonably be expected to take other work.
B. Use of highest skill (Refusal of Work
195.2)
1. A disqualification must be assessed
when a claimant refuses a referral to employment or an offer of work because it
would not utilize his highest skill unless it is shown that his action is
reasonable and prudent.
2. The
following factors must be considered in determining the reasonableness of the
claimant's refusal:
a. Length of
unemployment.
b. Prospects of his
obtaining employment in his highest skill.
c. Whether acceptance of lesser skilled work
would adversely affect his obtaining work in his highest skill.
3. When the claimant's length of
unemployment has been short and he has good prospects of obtaining work in his
highest skill at an early date, work in a substantially lesser skill would not
be suitable. However, if employment in a claimant's highest skill is extremely
limited due to economic factors, technological changes, or other labor market
conditions, the claimant may be disqualified if he refuses work which is
otherwise suitable.
4. For
guidelines as to the duration of the period during which a claimant may insist
on work in his highest skill see
R6-3-53295 of these rules.
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